Malindi Mosque

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Malindi Mosque
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Religion
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Mosque
StatusActive
Location
Location Stone Town, Zanzibar
Country Tanzania
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Shown within Tanzania
Malindi Mosque
Geographic coordinates 6°09′33″S39°11′29″E / 6.1592356°S 39.191476°E / -6.1592356; 39.191476
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style Swahili
FounderMuhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby
Completed1250 AH  (1834/1835 CE)
Minaret 1

The Malindi Mosque is a mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, located near the port. [1]

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Overview

The present mosque was built in 1250 AH  (1834/1835 CE) by Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby from the Benadir coast in Somalia. He was a rich merchant in Zanzibar from the 1820s to the 1840s. The building was enlarged twice in 1841 and 1890. [2] The mosque was possibly built on the site of an elder mosque that might have dated from the 17th century or earlier. [3] Some travel guides claim an origin in the 15th century. [4]

It has some unusual architectural features including a conical minaret, one of just three conical minarets in East Africa, and a square platform.

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References

  1. ↑ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2009). Zanzibar: Pemba, Mafia : the Bardt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 177. ISBN   978-1-84162-254-5 . Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ archnet.org
  3. ↑ Mnara Mosque Zanzibar, Tanzania, Web of archnet (information on architecture in Islamic societies, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021
  4. ↑ Briggs, Philip (2009). Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia . Bradt Travel Guides. p.  547. ISBN   978-1-84162-288-0 . Retrieved April 4, 2013.


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