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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Replica of Mosques in Africa

Agadez Grand Mosque, Niger
Built in the 16th century when the city was at its height, this mosque is made of dried earth and is topped by a pyramid-shaped minaret spiked with 13 rows of stakes to strengthen the structure. This mosque is located in Air Massif District Mid Niger.





The Great Mosque of Qairawan, Tunisia
The most is the oldest Islamic monument in Tunisia, was built in 670 by 'Uqba ibn Nafi. Little remains of this early mosque which was rebuilt more than three times until 862 when it reached its present form under the Aghlabid ruler Abu Ibrahim Ahmad. The plan of this building became a model for later Tunisian mosques.





Mohammad Ali Mosque (Alabaster Mosque), Egypt
Also known as the Alabaster Mosque owing to the extensive use of this fine material, this mosque was built by Mohamed Ali whose reign is known as the beginning of the Egyptian renaissance. The mosque is situated in Al-Qalan Region in Kaherah, Egypt. It was designed by a Greek architect named Yussuf Bushnaq. The design was based on Sultan Ahmad Mosque (The Blue Mosque) in Turkey. It was built in 1246 and completed in1265.


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