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Even after more than 60 years of [[France|French]] colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence. Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods. Every villager made a contribution; from the landowner who donated the site, to the people who ma de mud bricks, carried water,gathered wood,etc. |
Even after more than 60 years of [[France|French]] colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence. Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods. Every villager made a contribution; from the landowner who donated the site, to the people who ma de mud bricks, carried water,gathered wood,etc. |
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This mosque was the receipient |
This mosque was the receipient of the [[Aga Khan Award for Architecture]] in 1986. <ref name=ArchNet>{{cite web|last=ArchNet|title=Yaama Mosque|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=523|accessdate=15 May 2011}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:45, 15 May 2011
The Yaama Mosque is a mosque that was constructed in 1962 in Yaama, a village in the semi-desert region of Niger. Niger is a landlocked sub-Saharan country in Western Africa.
Even after more than 60 years of French colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence. Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods. Every villager made a contribution; from the landowner who donated the site, to the people who ma de mud bricks, carried water,gathered wood,etc.
This mosque was the receipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986. [1]
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References
- ^ ArchNet. "Yaama Mosque". Retrieved 15 May 2011.
External links
- Yaama Mosque - Architectural Review
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