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Grand Mosque of Dakar

Mosque in Dakar, Senegal

Field	Value
name	Grand Mosque of Dakar
native_name
native_name_lang	ar
image	Grand Mosque of Dakar DSC07363-2.jpg
map_type	Senegal
map_size	250px
map_relief	yes
mapframe	yes
coordinates
religious_affiliation	Sunni Islam
location	Dakar
country	Senegal
festival
organisational_status	Mosque
functional_status	Active
architecture_type	Mosque
year_completed	1964
date_demolished
minaret_quantity	1
minaret_height	67 m
elevation_m

The Grand Mosque of Dakar (; ) is a mosque in Dakar, Senegal, situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall, in the Dakar médina.

Overview

Designed by Moroccan and French architects, the Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.

The mosque's minaret is 67 m tall. With richly decorated interior and exterior, the Dakar Grand Mosque is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.

Islamic Institute of Dakar

Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the mosque, the Islamic Institute is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic research and teaching. The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.

Gallery

Grand Mosque of Dakar DSC07361-2.jpg|The mosque's minaret InstitutIslamiqueDakar2.jpg|Library of the Institut islamique

References

Portions of this article were translated from the French Wikipedia article Grande Mosquée de Dakar, retrieved 2008-02-15.

References

"Grande Mosquée of Dakar, Senegal".

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