Kenye-Kenye Jamango
Kenye-Kenye Jamango is an Islamic place of worship in the West African state of Gambia .
The name ( Mandinka Kenye-Kenye Jamango ) is from the Mandinka language and means: sand dune mosque or mosque earth. The mosque is located around three kilometers southeast of Gunjur , directly on the beach of the Atlantic Ocean , on a coastal dune around twelve meters high .
The mosque is of a simple, rather provisional design made of palm fronds. From the dune you have a view of the beach and the fishing village one kilometer to the north. The mosque, its associated buildings and the dune are sacred . It is the place where Khalifat'ul Tijanniyya Sheikh Umar Taal (the leader of the Tijaniya movement in West Africa) stayed during his jihad in the late 1830s.
Pilgrims stay in this place for up to three months. They sleep in a simple hut made of hollow blocks and corrugated iron . They get drinking water from a cemented well and pray in the mosque.
The other cult site, Tengworo, is 800 meters away .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d OTHER HISTORIC & SACRED SITES: SAND DUNE MOSQUES ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2007 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. National Center for Arts & Culture , accessed June 2010
- ↑ a b c d e Michael Tomkinson: Gambia, a tourist guide. Tomkinson, London et al. 1989, ISBN 0-905500-00-8
- ↑ a b c Craig Emms, Linda Barnett, Richard Human: The Gambia. The Bradt Travel Guide (= Bradt Travel Guide ). 2nd edition. Bradt Travel Guides, Chalfont St. Peter 2006, ISBN 1-84162-137-4
- ↑ engl. Spelling Tijanniyya
Coordinates: 13 ° 8 ′ 43.1 ″ N , 16 ° 46 ′ 27.7 ″ W.