Tsingoni (French pronunciation: [tsiŋɡɔni]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.
Tsingoni | |
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.jpg) Tsingoni Mosque | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte | |
Location of Tsingoni  | |
| Coordinates: 12°47′09″S 45°06′41″E / 12.7858°S 45.1113°E | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Mayotte |
| Canton | Tsingoni |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Hamada Issilamou[1] |
| Area 1 | 34.76 km2 (13.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | 13,934 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97617 /97680 |
| Elevation | 0–477 m (0–1,565 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mosque edit
Tsingoni Mosque, originally built in 1538, is the oldest active mosque in France.[3] It is a listed monument since 2015.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
- ^ Pauly, Martial (10 February 2011). "La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France)". Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Mosquée du 16e siècle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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