Shingani's
Friday mosque
A congregational mosque or Friday mosque (, ''masjid jāmi‘'', or simply: , ''jāmi‘''; ), or sometimes great mosque or grand mosque (, ''jāmi‘ kabir''; ), is a mosque for hosting the Friday noon prayers known as ''jumu'ah''.*
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(Jamacaha Shingani in
Somali) is said to be one of the oldest mosques in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
and in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. Historically, Jamacaha Shingani is the most important building in the historical quarter of
Shingani.
See also
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Jama'a Xamar Weyne, Xamar Weyne
Xamar Weyne's Friday mosque (Jamacaha Xamar Weyne in Somali) is said to be one of the oldest mosques in Mogadishu and in Africa.
Overview
Jama’a Hamar Weyne was built in the year 636 AH (1238 CE), some 30 years before Faqrudiin and Arba ...
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Fakr ad-Din Mosque
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Arba'a Rukun Mosque
The Arba'a Rukun Mosque ( ar, أربع روكون), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the medieval district Shangani, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Overview
The masjid is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the Mogadishu capital. It was ...
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Awooto Eeday
The Awooto Eeday Mosque is a small mosque located in one of the old historical alleyways of Hamar Weyne in Mogadishu.
Overview
The mosque is said to have been built with the money of a pious woman who was known as Awooto Eeday (Awooto which mea ...
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'Adayga Mosque
The Adayga Mosque also known as Aw Musse mosque or Haji Musse mosque is small mosque in the historical Hamar Weyne district in Mogadishu.
Overview
The mosque can be found in the small ancient alleyways of Hamar Weyne and can be easily missed, ...
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Mohamed Al Tani
References
Mosques in Somalia
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