Grand Mosque of Dakar

Grand Mosque of Dakar
المسجد الكبير في داكار
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Dakar, Senegal
Shown within Senegal
Geographic coordinates	14°40′40″N 17°26′32″W / 14.67778°N 17.44222°W / 14.67778; -17.44222Coordinates: 14°40′40″N 17°26′32″W / 14.67778°N 17.44222°W / 14.67778; -17.44222
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	1964
Minaret(s)	1

The Dakar Grand Mosque (Arabic: المسجد الكبير في داكار) is one of the most important religious buildings in Dakar, Senegal. It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.

History[]

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

Architecture[]

Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Casablanca. Its minaret rises to 67 meters.

Islamic Institute of Dakar[]

Library of the Institut islamique

Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the Grand 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 was opened 9 October 2004.

See also[]

• Lists of mosques
• List of mosques in Africa
• List of mosques in Egypt
• Mosque
• Great Mosque of Touba
• Islam in Senegal
• Religion in Senegal

References[]

• Portions of this article were translated from the French Wikipedia article Grande Mosquée de Dakar, retrieved 2008-02-15.
• Charles-Babacar Seck, La Grande Mosquée de Dakar, suivie d'une étude sur l'Islam au Sénegal, 1966

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Mosque of Dakar.

• A la découverte d'une ville du monde : Dakar (TV5)
• Site de l'Institut islamique de Dakar