Grande Mosquée de Touba
Grande mosquée de Touba : La grande mosquée de Touba représente l’édifice prééminent de la ville éponyme au Sénégal. Elle se distingue comme la plus vaste mosquée du pays et compte parmi les plus imposantes de tout le continent africain. Grande mosquée de Touba sur Wikipédia (fr)
Great Mosque of Touba : The Great Mosque of Touba (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في توبا; French: Grande Mosquée de Touba) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Ahmadou Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and was interred inside the mosque. Since his death the mosque has been controlled by his family. It is the largest building in the city and, prior to the construction of the Massalikoul Djinane Mosque in 2019, was one of the largest mosques in Africa, with a capacity of 7,000 worshipers. It is the site of a pilgrimage, the Grand Magal of Touba.
It is the home of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order, thus making it important to that order. Great Mosque of Touba sur Wikipédia (en)
Great Mosque of Touba Touba, Sénégal. Avril 2022.