Pachonki Mosque

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The Pachonki Mosque (also Sami Pachonki Mosque ) is an older mosque in Sami Pachonki , Central River Region in the West African state of Gambia .

architecture

The mosque was built from adobe and rhune palms , with wooden-framed windows and doors made by local woodworkers. Even if the 173-year-old building is not the oldest mosque in Gambia, it is one of the oldest in Gambia, which has retained its architectural design since its construction until today. The use of wood materials for the rafters and the wooden decoration have not changed until 2020.

history

construction

The Pachonki Mosque was built in the 1840s, sources cite 1840 when construction began, and in 2020 it celebrated the 172nd anniversary of its construction. According to the tradition of the descendants, the mosque was consecrated in 1848. Foday Omar Ceesay was the mosque's first imam and thirteen other imams have served the community since his death.

Islamic world heritage

The International Scientific Educational and Cultural Organization (ISECO, German: International Organization for Scientific Education and Culture ), in cooperation with the National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC), has put the Pachonki Mosque on the list of proposals for a list of Islamic world cultural heritage . For three years ISECO had examined the Islamic cultural sites in the country in order to identify Islamic world cultural heritage.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c ISECO to Enlist Pachonki Mosque as World Islamic Heritage Site. In: chronicle.gm. February 7, 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).
  2. ^ A b Yunus S. Saliu: NCAC bills Sami Pachonki mosque for ISESCO list. In: thepoint.gm. February 27, 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 'ISESCO to Enlist' Pachonki 'Mosque as World Islamic Heritage Site' Hassoum Ceesay. In: foroyaa.gm. February 11, 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ Pachonki Mosque registers as Islamic Heritage Site NCAC Ceeeay. In: voicegambia.com. February 9, 2020, accessed February 29, 2020 (American English).

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