Chinguetti Mosque

Chinguetti Mosque - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Chinguetti Mosque () is a mosque in Chinguetti, Adrar Region, Mauritania. It was an ancient center of worship created by the founders of the oasis city of Chinguetti in the Adrar region of Mauritania in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The minaret of this ancient structure is supposed to be the second oldest in continuous use anywhere in the Muslim world. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 13th-14th century

Source: en.wikipedia.org