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	CONK! Encyclopedia: Great_Mosque_of_Djenné (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Great Mosque of DjennÃ© is the largest mud brick building in the world and is considered by many architects to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, albeit with definite Islamic influences.
		The Great Mosque was closed to non-Muslims after a fashion photography shoot on the roof and in the interior prayer-hall offended or was considered in violation of a previous agreement with local leaders.
		A second prayer hall is enclosed in a courtyard behind the roofed mosque and is surrounded by walls to the north, south, and west and by the mosque itself to the east.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Great_Mosque_of_Djenn%E9 (1318 words)

	Talk:Great Mosque of Djenné - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Mosque was constructed on a raised platform with a surface area of 75 sq.
		3.The picture is of the main entrance to the mosque; the purpose of the capition was to state that the mosque is a gathering place for the community and that the main entrance is the greatest commonality.
		Other mosques were built on the same locations as conical, mud-brick or stone spires representing the protective spirits of ancestors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Great_Mosque_of_Djenn%C3%A9 (733 words)

	Djenné People
		Djenné is the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa.
		Founded between 850 and 1200 A.D. by Soninke merchants, Djenn served as a trading post between the traders from the western and central Sudan and those from Guinea and was directly linked to the important trading city of Timbuktu, located 400 kilometers downstream on the Niger river.
		The style is often referred to as the "Djenné" style, named after a city that rose to prominence in this area in approximately 500 A.D. and experienced great prosperity until the end of the 15th century.
	www.uiowa.edu /~africart/toc/people/Djenne.html (537 words)

	djenne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is famous for its mud brick architecture, most notably the Great Mosque, rebuilt in 1907.
		]] Djenné was founded in the 13th century, by the Nono, and was a dependancy of the Mali Empire, rivalling Timbuktu in its trade of gold, slaves and salt.
		It was part of the Bambara kingdom from 1670, and the city was captured by the Fulani ruler of Macina, Shehu Ahmadu Lobbo in 1818, in 1861 by al-Hajj 'Umar (the Tukolor Emperor), and by the French in 1893.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /djenne.html (268 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Djenné: Living Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the ruins of the first mosque, built by Koy Kunboro, the present Great Mosque of Djenné was constructed in 1907 It stands on a raised plinth measuring 75 meters (250 feet) on a side; its massive shape dominates the surroundings and dwarfs the neighboring buildings.
		The mosque's ground plan is orthodox, but the qibln wall, the wall with a niche that indicates the direction of Makkah - here the eastern facade - is decorated with three massive tapering towers which culminate in pinnacle ornaments.
		Unlike the plain and sober south elevation of the mosque, the north one is monumental and shows the same structure as the traditional Djennenké house: a Sudan facade.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/199006/djenn.-living.tradition.htm (2018 words)

	Architecture
		The Egyptian Tourism Ministry provides an illustrated history and description of the oldest mosque in Egypt, founded in 642 AD and rebuilt several times subsequently.
		As the Great Mosque of Damascus once more rises like the phoenix, Syria On-Line explains its long history of glory and disaster.
		IslamiCity presents photographs of outstanding mosques, both historic and modern, arranged by continent.
	www.islamglobe.com /dir/architecture.htm (298 words)

	WEB :: Mosques
		Photographs and brief history of this mosque built in 1935 by Indian Muslim traders.
		Great Buildings Online provides images and information on famous mosques in Turkey, Syria and North Africa.
		Tore Kjeilen explains the significance of the mosque to Muslims, its history, development and use, in an article for the Encyclopaedia of the Orient.
	www.categoryweb.com /Top/Arts/Architecture/History/Building_Types/Religious/Mosques (86 words)

	Neil's Travels
		While the discussion here in America is about how to computerize patient records, in Senegal they are lucky to have health professionals (not always doctors) keep any records at all on their patients.
		Thibouane is in the process of replacing its tiny, original mosque, which is about 200 years old—actually very young, considering that the Berbers came through West Africa in the 9th Century to convert the natives.
		After that eventful meeting and a delicious plate of thiébou djenn for a late lunch, we stopped at a permanent Peace Corps training site near Thiès, where newly arrived volunteers are schooled in huts.
	neilontour.blogspot.com (7796 words)

	Mosques
		Canadian Content > Arts: Architecture: History: Building_Types: Religious: Mosques:
		Additional Information: A mosque is a building designed for Islamic worship.
		Modified by Canadian Content © 1997 - 2005.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Arts/Architecture/History/Building_Types/Religious/Mosques (227 words)

	☞ Internet guide - Arts - Architecture - History - Building Types - Religious - Mosques
		Arts > Architecture > History > Building Types > Religious > Mosques
		A mosque is a building designed for Islamic worship.
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	www.guide.vang.net /Guide/Arts/Architecture/History/Building_Types/Religious/Mosques (259 words)

	African Studies: Art and Archaeology
		"Great Zimbabwe" "The Literature and Culture of Zimbabwe: The Visual Arts.
		"Riddle of Great Zimbabwe" by Roderick J. McIntosh (1998) Abstract from: Archaeology.
		Topics include art of: Aksum, Benin, Fulani/Fulbe, Great Zimbabwe, Ife, Igbo-Ukwu, Nok, and the Mali and Songhai empires, etc.; selected topics and images on the ancient Nile valley civilizations.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/AfArt.html (6781 words)

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		Historic Mosques Web Sites by popularity Short Version
		Includes a history, description and photographs, and a brief guide to Muslim Jerusalem.
		Photographs, commentary and bibliography from Great Buildings Online on this Romano-Byzantine style mosque begun in 684.
	www.ucmore.com /Directories/auto_directories.aspx/DM20000521224825265 (218 words)

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