Grand Mosque of Dakar

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Grand Mosque of Dakar
المسجد الكبير في داكار Grande Mosquée de Dakar
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Dakar
Country	Senegal
Shown within Senegal
Interactive map of Grand Mosque of Dakar
Coordinates	14°40′40″N 17°26′32″W / 14.67778°N 17.44222°W / 14.67778; -17.44222
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Completed	1964
Specifications
Minaret	1
Minaret height	67 m (220 ft)

The Grand Mosque of Dakar (Arabic: المسجد الكبير في داكار; French: Grande Mosquée de Dakar) is a mosque in Dakar, Senegal, situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall, in the Dakar médina.

Designed by Moroccan and French architects, the Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964[1] by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.

The mosque's minaret is 67 metres (220 ft) tall. With richly decorated interior and exterior, the Dakar Grand Mosque is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.

Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the mosque, the Islamic Institute is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic research and teaching. The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.

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  The mosque's minaret
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  Library of the Institut islamique

• Islam in Senegal
• List of mosques in Senegal

• Portions of this article were translated from the French Wikipedia article Grande Mosquée de Dakar, retrieved 2008-02-15.

• Seck, Charles-Babacar (1966). La Grande Mosquée de Dakar, suivie d'une étude sur l'Islam au Sénegal (in French).

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• A la découverte d'une ville du monde : Dakar (TV5)
• Site de l'Institut islamique de Dakar