The Tsingoni Mosque (French: Mosquée de Tsingoni) is a mosque in Tsingoni, Mayotte. It is considered the earliest established mosque in France.[1]
| Tsingoni Mosque | |
|---|---|
Mosquée de Tsingoni | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Tsingoni, Mayotte |
  Shown within Mayotte | |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°47′23.2″S 45°06′23.2″E / 12.789778°S 45.106444°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Date established | 1538 |
History
editThe exact date of the establishment of the mosque is subject to dispute.[2] One source places the construction of the mosque at 1538.[1] Researchers alternatively date the establishment of the mosque at around 1441.[3] In 1994, a new minaret for the building was erected. In 2016, it mosque was classified as French historical monument. Beginning 2019, the mosque underwent renovation with a cost of €2 million.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c AFP (25 September 2019). "France's oldest mosque, in the Indian Ocean, gets a facelift". Arab News. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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