Koumbi Saleh, or Kumbi Saleh, is the site of a ruined ancient and medieval city in south east Mauritania that may have been the capital of the Ghana Empire. It is also a commune with a population of 11,064.
The Grand Mosque of Paris, also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France. There are prayer rooms, an outdoor garden, a small library, a gift shop, along with a cafe and restaurant. In all, the mosque plays an important role in promoting the visibility of Islam and Muslims in France. It is the oldest mosque in Metropolitan France.
Djamaa el Kebir, also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers, is a historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It is located within the Casbah, near the city's harbor. Dating to 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture, although it has undergone other additions and reconstructions since its foundation. It is the oldest mosque in Algiers and is said to be one of the oldest mosques in Algeria after Sidi Okba Mosque and Sidi Ghanem Mosque.
Abasa is an ancient town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
Gendebelo was an ancient Muslim trading city in Ethiopia. Its location was discovered in 2009 by a team of French archaeologists.
Afrique & Histoire was a French peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the study of African history from antiquity to the present day. It was established in 2003 by Peter Boilley, Jean-Pierre Chrétien, François-Xavier Fauvelle-Aymar, and Bertrand Hirsch and is published biannually by Editions Verdier. Last published volume was 7 (2009).
Buumi was a royal title in the pre-colonial Serer Kingdoms of Sine, Saloum and Baol, as well as in the Jolof Empire.
The Sultanate of Dahlak was a small medieval kingdom covering the Dahlak Archipelago and parts of the Eritrean coast. First attested in 1093, it quickly profited from its strategic trading location, gaining heavily from being near to Yemen as well as Egypt and India. After the mid 13th century Dahlak lost its trade monopoly and subsequently started to decline. Both the Ethiopian empire and Yemen tried to enforce their authority over the sultanate. It was eventually annexed by the Ottomans in 1557, who made it part of the Habesh Eyalet.
Timothy Insoll is a British archaeologist and Africanist and Islamic Studies scholar. Since 2016 he has been Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology at the University of Exeter. He is also founder and director of the Centre for Islamic Archaeology. Previously he was at the Department of Archaeology at the University of Manchester (1999–2016).
Masjid al-Qiblatayn is a mosque in Zeila, situated in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. The name of the mosque reflects the belief that it was once aligned to both Mecca and Jerusalem.
Ndaté Yalla Mbodj, also known as Ndateh Yalla Mbooj, was the last Lingeer (Queen) of Waalo, a Jolof kingdom located in what is now northwest Senegal. During her reign, she fought against French colonization and Moorish invasion of her kingdom. Ndaté Yalla and her sister Ndjeumbeut Mbodj were two of the most powerful women of 19th century Senegalese dynastic history.
Njembot Mbodj was a Lingeer (Queen) of Waalo, a Senegambian precolonial kingdom which is now part of present-day Senegal.
Sidi Okba Mosque is a historic mosque in Algeria, located in the village of Sidi Okba, near Biskra. The mausoleum was first established in 686 to house the remains of Uqba ibn Nafi, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and one of the prominent commanders of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, making it one of the oldest Muslim monuments in Algeria. The mosque was built around the tomb and has been renovated many times over the centuries.
Tyukuli N'Diklam, also spelled Cukuli Njiklaan, was the fourth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire. Stewart places his rule between c.1420 and c.1440. Senegalese scholar Oumar Kane, however, proposes that he was born in 1433 and identifies him as the 'Zucholin' who appears in Alvise Cadamosto's account of his visit to Senegambia. This timeline would place him on the throne as late at 1460, when he conquered Takrur and Namandirou and attacked the Kingdom of Sine. This identification is disputed, however, with Rokhaya Fall and Jean Boulegue believing that Birayma N'dyeme Eler was responsible.
N'Dyelen Mbey Leeyti was the sixth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire. He, like his next two successors, was a member of the Jonai maternal lineage.
Birayma N'dyeme Eler, also spelled Biram Njeme Eler was the seventh ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire. He was a member of the Jonaï maternal lineage, which originated in Baol.
Birayma Kuran Kan, also spelled Biram Kura Kan was the ninth ruler, or Burba, of the Jolof Empire. He was the son of Jeleen Mbay Leyti and nephew of Biram Njeme Eler, both earlier burbas, and like them was a member of the Baol-Baol Jonaï maternal lineage.
Georges Marçais was a French orientalist, historian, and scholar of Islamic art and architecture who specialized in the architecture of North Africa.
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