King Fahad Mosque
The King Fahad Mosque ( Great Mosque , Jammeh Mosque ) is the largest mosque in Banjul , the capital of the West African state of Gambia .
The mosque is on Box Bar Road (other name Wallace Cole Road ) near Arch 22 . It was built with financial help from Saudi Arabia and inaugurated in February 1988. The King Fahad Mosque replaces the Independence Drive Mosque on Mosque Road , but it still exists.
The King Fahad Mosque is considered to be the architectural peculiarity of Banjul, due to the orientation to the east ( Qibla ) it looks a bit out of place to the western observer. The functional and modern architecture is loosened up by traditional style elements. The entrance is lined with open round arches and the two minarets are octagonal . The mosque offers space for around 6,000 people to pray together.
Next to the building is the Box Bar Stadium , which is used for local football matches and cultural events.
literature
- Jojo Cobbinah : Senegal, Gambia. Practical guide to the west coast of Africa. (= Peter Meyer travel guide ). 4th edition. Peter Meyer, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-89859-103-4
- Ilona Horn: Gambia. Small vacation paradise in West Africa. 2nd updated edition. Horn Ilona Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-932084-19-5
- Rosel Jahn: Gambia. Travel guide with regional studies. With a travel atlas (= Mai's Weltführer. Vol. 29). Mai, Dreieich 1997, ISBN 3-87936-239-4
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Coordinates: 13 ° 27'25 " N , 16 ° 34'57" W.