Saudi Mosque

Saudi Mosque
Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة
The Saudi Mosque in 2007
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Sect	Salafi movement
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Leadership	Imam Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nouakchott
Country	Mauritania
Location of the mosque in Mauritania
Geographic coordinates	18°5′24″N15°58′32″W / 18.09000°N 15.97556°W / 18.09000; -15.97556
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Completed	2012
Construction cost	US$88.76 million
Specifications
Minaret(s)	Two
Site area	54,000 m2 (580,000 sq ft)
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The Saudi Mosque (Arabic : جامع المدينة المنورة: French : La Mosquée Saoudienne), also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce. ^[2]

Overview

The mosque was built with the assistance of the Government of Saudi Arabia. ^[3]

For several decades, Bouddah Ould Bousseyri had been imam of the Saudi Mosque, he was a close associate of the Mauritanian regime and a supporter of Sunni Islam and a very influential figure in the apolitical Islamist camp. ^{[3] [4]} The current imam, Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet, is a thinker of politicized salafism and a supporter of state authority. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• Mauritania portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Mauritania
• List of mosques in Mauritania

References

1. "Nouakchott Grand Mosque". Dar Al Omran Planning, Architecture, Engineering. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. "Saudi Mosque" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. "The Challenge of Radical Islam in Mauritania". Terrorism Monitor. 3 (19). The Jamestown Foundation. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
4. "L'islamisme en Mauritanie - Islamism in North Africa IV: The Islamist Challenge in Mauritania Threat or Scapegoat" (PDF). International Crisis Group . 11 May 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
5. "L'Arabie Saoudite suspend ses opérations avec Deddew, remplacé par un Erudit mauritanien". Carrefour de la République Islamique DE Mauritanie (CRIDEM) (in French). 2 January 2016.
6. Purist Salafism in the Sahel and Its Jihadist Position. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2016.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
7. Wehrey, Frederic (2019). "The Government's Response: Blending Crackdown and Dialogue" (PDF). Control and Contain. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: 8–12. JSTOR   resrep20967.6 . Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

Media related to Saudi Mosque Nouakchott at Wikimedia Commons