Independence Drive Mosque

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The Independence Drive Mosque (2007)

The Independence Drive Mosque (also Old Mosque ) is the oldest mosque in Banjul , the capital of the West African state of Gambia .

The mosque, built in 1930, is located on the south side of Independence Drive (other name July 22 Drive ), at the confluence with Mosque Road . Before the larger King Fahad Mosque was built in 1988, it was the city's main mosque.

The external dimensions of the Friday Mosque ( Juma 'mosque ) are around 16 × 16 meters.

Web links

Commons : Independence Drive Mosque  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Chief Imam for Independence Drive Mosque - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
  2. ^ Mosque & Catholic Cathedral, Banjul Area ( Memento of August 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ The Tariqa Tijaniyya »Blog Archive» The Gambian Trip of Imam Cheikh Tidiane Cisse. In: tijani.org. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .


Coordinates: 13 ° 27'30.7 "  N , 16 ° 34'49.1"  W.