Grande Mosquée de Touba

Also known as Great Mosque of Touba

Year

1963

Style

Islamic

Type

mosque

The Grande Mosquée de Touba is the central mosque of the Mouride Sufi brotherhood and the architectural anchor of the inland city of Touba in the Diourbel region of Senegal, the religious capital that the Mouride founder Cheikh Ahmadou…

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1932-1963
Original construction
The foundation stone of the Grande Mosquée de Touba was laid on 4 March 1932 by the Mouride Caliph Mamadou Moustapha Mbacké, fulfilling a directive attributed to the brotherhood's founder Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba before his death in 1927.…