This is a list of mosques in Guinea [1] .
Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Mosque of Conakry | Conakry | 1982 | ||
Mohammed VI Mosque (Conakry) | Conakry | 2017 | ||
Mosque of Dinguiraye | Dinguiraye | 19th century | ||
Mosque of Kankan | Kankan | |||
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