Great Mosque of Kano
The Great Mosque of Kano is the central mosque in Kano , the second largest Nigerian city.
The mosque is located in eastern downtown Kano, next to the Emir's Palace on Kofar Mata Road . It is one of the largest mosques in Nigeria and attracts up to 50,000 believers for Friday prayers , many of whom cannot be accommodated inside the mosque and pray on the surrounding grounds. In addition to the great mosque, there are six other mosques in Kano.
According to the Kano Chronicle, the first large mosque was built in the 15th century by Muhammad Rumfa on the site of a sacred tree. It is also possible that a smaller mosque from the 14th century was located there before. The mosque was moved to another location by Muhammad Zaki in 1582 and, due to its dilapidated condition, rebuilt by Abdullahi dan Dabo between 1855 and 1883. After it was demolished in the 1950s, the British colonial administration sponsored the construction of the current mosque in 1963. This has a green main dome and two minarets , but is not considered to be architecturally outstanding.
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- ^ Lizzie Williams: Nigeria: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2005, p. 315
- ↑ ArchNet: Great Mosque of Kano ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 11 ° 59 ′ 41.5 ″ N , 8 ° 31 ′ 3.5 ″ E