Tsingoni Mosque

Tsingoni Mosque
Mosquée de Tsingoni
Tsingoni Mosque is located in Mayotte
Tsingoni Mosque
Location of the mosque in Mayotte
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationTsingoni, Mayotte
CountryFrance
Interactive map of Tsingoni Mosque
Coordinates12°47′23.2″S 45°06′23.2″E / 12.789778°S 45.106444°E / -12.789778; 45.106444
Architecture
TypeMosque
Established1538
Designated2016

The Tsingoni Mosque (French: Mosquée de Tsingoni) is a mosque in Tsingoni, Mayotte, an overseas department and region of France. It is considered the earliest established mosque in France.

History

The exact date of the establishment of the mosque is disputed. One source places the construction of the mosque at 1538. Researchers alternatively date the establishment of the mosque at around 1441. In 1994, a new minaret was erected; and in 2016, the mosque was listed as a French historical monument. Beginning in 2019, renovations commenced at an estimated cost of €2 million.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "France's oldest mosque, in the Indian Ocean, gets a facelift". Arab News. AFP. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Lambek, Michael (1993). Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession. University of Toronto Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-8020-2960-7. The date [of the Tsingoni Mosque] is in some dispute, but is unlikely to be off by more than 200 years [from 1441] either way.
  3. ↑ Lambek, Michael (1993). Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession. University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8020-2960-7. ...the mosque at Tsingoni dates from 1441 (844).

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