Grand Mosque of Mopti
E625189
The Grand Mosque of Mopti is a prominent Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick mosque in Mali, renowned for its striking earthen architecture and cultural significance in the city of Mopti.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sudano-Sahelian mud-brick mosque
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
ⓘ
earthen architecture ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity | Muslim community of Mopti ⓘ |
| buildingType | earthen mosque ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | earthen walls provide thermal regulation ⓘ |
| constructionMaterialSource | local alluvial soils ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | traditional banco (mud) construction ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
landmark of Sudano-Sahelian architecture
ⓘ
major religious center of Mopti ⓘ symbol of Mopti’s cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
earthen minarets ⓘ flat roof ⓘ mihrab ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ qibla wall ⓘ wooden toron beams projecting from walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community gathering place
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ site for religious festivals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Mali’s earthen architectural heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mopti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mopti Region NERFINISHED ⓘ inner Niger Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenancePractice | periodic re-plastering with mud ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
ⓘ
mud-brick ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Bani River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent skyline presence in Mopti
ⓘ
striking earthen architecture ⓘ |
| orientation | towards Mecca ⓘ |
| regionType | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | flat earthen roof ⓘ |
| structuralElement |
buttresses
ⓘ
timber reinforcements ⓘ |
| tourismRole | tourist attraction in Mopti ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
Islamic teaching ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ |
| wallType | thick load-bearing mud walls ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.