Mopti Grand Mosque
Encyclopedia
The Grand Mosque of Mopti (also known as Komoguel Mosque) is located in the city of Mopti
, in the Mopti Region
of Mali
.
itself consists of a covered building and a courtyard, as well as a 2-3 meter tall protective wall. Construction of the mosque began as early as 1908.
World Heritage Tentative List on March 19th, 2009, in the Cultural category.
Mopti
Mopti is a city at the confluence of the Niger and the Bani in Mali, between Timbuktu and Ségou. The city lies on three islands linked by dykes: the New Town, the Old Town and Medina Coura. As a result it is sometimes known as the "Venice of Mali".-History:The city of Mopti derives its name from...
, in the Mopti Region
Mopti Region
Mopti is the fifth administrative region of Mali, covering 79,017 km². Its capital is the city of Mopti.-Geography:Mopti Region is bordered by Tombouctou Region to the north, Ségou Region to the southwest, and Burkina Faso to the southeast....
of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
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Site Description
The mosqueMosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
itself consists of a covered building and a courtyard, as well as a 2-3 meter tall protective wall. Construction of the mosque began as early as 1908.
World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCOUNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Tentative List on March 19th, 2009, in the Cultural category.