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Sankore Mosque
Timbuktu, Mali
This mud mosque built in the traditional method, is among the oldest mosques in West Africa. There is also a madrasa.
Location
Timbuktu, Mali
Directions
Associated Names
Ibrahim Abu-Ishaq al-Sahili
Spain
architect
Mūsā I of Mali
patron
Timbuktu
Mali
place
Events
by 15th c., rebuilt 16th c., 18th c., 19th c.
Style Periods
Mali Empire
Additional Names
Sankoré Madrasah
University of Sankoré
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Site Types
mosque
religious
Materials/Techniques
wood
mud-plaster
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Sankore Mosque
Timbuktu, Mali
This mud mosque built in the traditional method, is among the oldest mosques in West Africa. There is also a madrasa.
Location
Timbuktu, Mali
Directions
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IAA2742
35 mm slide
IAA2743
35 mm slide
IAA2744
35 mm slide
IAA2745
35 mm slide
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35 mm slide
Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu
B & W print
Associated Names
Ibrahim Abu-Ishaq al-Sahili
Spain
architect
Mūsā I of Mali
patron
Timbuktu
Mali
place
Events
by 15th c., rebuilt 16th c., 18th c., 19th c.
Style Periods
Mali Empire
Additional Names
Sankoré Madrasah
University of Sankoré
Show all 3
Site Types
mosque
religious
Materials/Techniques
wood
mud-plaster