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The Dakar Grand Mosque ( ar, المسجد الكبير في داكار) is one of the most important religious buildings in
Designed by Moroccan and French architects, Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II,
''A la découverte d'une ville du monde : Dakar''
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{{Islam in Senegal 1964 establishments in Senegal Buildings and structures in Dakar Mosques in Senegal Mosques completed in 1964
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
, Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
. It is situated on ''Allée Pape Gueye Fall''.
History
Designed by Moroccan and French architects, Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II, King of Morocco
This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.
The present King of Moroc ...
and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.
Architecture
Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V inCasablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
. Its minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
rises to 67 metres.
Islamic Institute of Dakar
Created in 1964 and situated in theenceinte
Enceinte (from Latin incinctus: girdled, surrounded) is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain walls enclosing the position. For ...
of the Grand Mosque, the ''Islamic Institute'' is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...
research and teaching. The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.
See also
* Lists of mosques * List of mosques in Africa * List of mosques in Egypt *Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
*Great Mosque of Touba
The Great Mosque of Touba ( ar, الجامع الكبير في توبا) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Ahmad Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and was interred inside the mosque. Since his death the mosq ...
* 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'', 1966External links
''A la découverte d'une ville du monde : Dakar''
(TV5)
{{Islam in Senegal 1964 establishments in Senegal Buildings and structures in Dakar Mosques in Senegal Mosques completed in 1964