Djinguereber Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Djinguereber Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Djinguereber Mosque (; French: Mosquée de Djinguereber; from Koyra Chiini jiŋgar-ey beer 'grand mosque') in Timbuktu, Mali is a famous learning center of Mali. Built in 1327, and cited as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber in various languages, its design is accredited to Abu Ishaq Al Sahili who was paid 200 kg (40,000 mithqals) of gold by Musa I of Mali, emperor of the Mali Empire. According to Ibn Khaldun, one of the best known sources for 14th century Mali, al-Sahili was given 12,000 mithkals of gold dust for his designing and building of the djinguereber in Timbuktu, but more recent analysis has disputed this.The Meanings of Timbuktu, Bloom, Pg. 52. Read more on Wikipedia
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