List of mosques in Mauritania

This is a list of mosques in Mauritania.

List

Name Image Location Year (CE)Group Notes
Chinguetti MosqueChinguetti13th-14th centurySu The minaret is claimed to be the second oldest in continuous use anywhere in the Muslim world. Located within the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata, a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.[1]
Ibn Abass MosqueNouakchott[2][3]
Marocaine MosqueNouakchottSu [4]
Nouadhibou MosqueNouakchottSu A wooden mosque[5]
Friday Mosque of NouakchottNouakchottSu [6]
Saudi MosqueNouakchott2012 Su Affiliated with the Salafi movement and funded by the Saudi Government; also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque.[7]
Tevragh Zeina MosqueTevragh-Zeina,NouakchottSu

See also

References

  1. ^"Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata". UNESCO World Heritage. 1996. Archived from the original on September 9, 2005.
  2. ^"Prime Minister Performs Id al-Adha prayer at Ibn Abbas Mosque". Mauritanian Information Agency. July 10, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  3. ^"President of Republic Performs Id Al-Fitr Prayer at Ibn Abbas Mosque". Mauritanian Information Agency. April 21, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  4. ^"MOSQUÉE MAROCAINE". Alluring World. 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^"MOSQUÉE MAROCAINE". Alluring World. 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^"Friday Mosque: Nouakchott, Mauritania: Attractions". Lonely Planet. n.d. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^"The Challenge of Radical Islam in Mauritania". Terrorism Monitor. 3 (19). The Jamestown Foundation. October 7, 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2016.