Great Mosque of Dinguiraye
Dinguiraye, Guinea

The footprint of this distinctive mosque is circular, formed by a central pillar from which wooden poles radiate like the spokes of an inverted umbrella to support the thatched roof. The interior, on the other hand, resembles the prayer hall of a hypostyle mosque, with wooden posts serving as pillars dividing the interior space into rows and aisles.


Sources:

“The Dinguiraye Mosque.” Mosquepedia. Accessed July 9, 2024. https://mosqpedia.org/en/mosque/1103. Archived at: https://perma.cc/9AES-LFDP.

Location

Dinguiraye, Guinea

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Events

mid 18th c. / 13th c. AH

Style Periods

1852-1893

Dimensions

500 m2

Variant Names

Dinguiraye Mosque
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Site Types

religious

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