Agadez Mosque
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Sahelian mud-brick architecture
historic monument
minaret
mosque
religious building
tourist attraction
The Agadez Mosque is a historic mud-brick Islamic mosque in Agadez, Niger, renowned for its tall, spiked minaret and status as a landmark of Saharan Sahelian architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| minaret of Agadez Mosque | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sahelian mud-brick architecture
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ minaret ⓘ mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Saharan Sahelian architecture
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Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ Sudano-Sahelian architecture ⓘ |
| city | Agadez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | timber-reinforced mud-brick ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tuareg region of Niger ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| feature |
earthen plaster finish
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tapered pyramidal minaret ⓘ wooden stakes projecting from walls ⓘ |
| function |
call to prayer
ⓘ
community gathering place ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinateSystem | WGS84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | minaret of Agadez Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 27 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| location | Agadez Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
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mud-brick ⓘ mud-brick ⓘ |
| name | Agadez Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Grande Mosquée d’Agadez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of Sahelian mud architecture
ⓘ
landmark of Agadez ⓘ mud-brick construction ⓘ tall spiked minaret ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Centre of Agadez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of earthen Islamic architecture
ⓘ
symbol of Agadez city ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| use |
Friday mosque
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
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