Sankore Mosque
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Sankore Mosque is a historic Islamic learning center in Timbuktu, Mali, renowned as part of the ancient Sankore University and a symbol of West Africa’s scholarly and religious heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sankore Mosque canonical | 2 |
| Great Mosque of Timbuktu | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic educational institution
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World Heritage site component ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Sudano-Sahelian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Songhai Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Timbuktu scholars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard for teaching
ⓘ
earthen minaret ⓘ wooden toron beams projecting from walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Quranic school
ⓘ
center of Islamic learning ⓘ madrasah ⓘ place of worship ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteComponentOf |
Timbuktu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timbuktu: City of 333 Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
mudbrick ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manuscript culture
ⓘ
role in medieval Islamic scholarship ⓘ teaching astronomy ⓘ teaching grammar and rhetoric ⓘ teaching law (fiqh) ⓘ teaching logic ⓘ teaching mathematics ⓘ teaching theology ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Sankore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Sankore University complex ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Islamic learning in the Sahel
ⓘ
Timbuktu’s golden age ⓘ West African scholarly heritage ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict in northern Mali
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ desertification ⓘ |
| UNESCODangerListStatus | listed as World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed 1988 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Timbuktu