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Grande Mosquée de Djenné

Landmark in Djenné · founded 1906

Grande Mosquée de Djenné
Photograph by Andy Gilham · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907. As well as being the centre of the community of Djenné, it is one of the most famous landmarks in Africa. Along with the "Old Towns of Djenné", it was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.

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