Tsingoni
Tsingoni | |
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 Tsingoni Mosque | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte | |
show Location of Tsingoni | |
| Coordinates: 12°47′09″S 45°06′41″E / 12.7858°S 45.1113°ECoordinates: 12°47′09″S 45°06′41″E / 12.7858°S 45.1113°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Mayotte |
| Canton | Tsingoni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bacar Mohamed |
| Area 1 | 34.76 km2 (13.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 13,934 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97617 /97680 |
| Elevation | 0–477 m (0–1,565 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Tsingoni is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.
Mosque[]
Tsingoni Mosque, originally built in 1538, is the oldest active mosque in France.[2] It is a listed monument since 2015.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Pauly, Martial (10 February 2011). "La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France)". Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Mosquée du 16e siècle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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