Great Mosque of Djenné
The Great Mosque of Djenné in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style is the largest adobe brick building in the world. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Djenné, Mali
- Also known as: “Great Mosque of Djenne”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Djenné-Djenno.
Djenné-Djenno
Archaeological site
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Djenné-Djenno is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Niger River Valley in the country of Mali. Literally translated to "ancient Djenné", it is the original site of both Djenné and Mali and is considered to be among the oldest urbanized centers and the best-known archaeological sites in West Africa. Djenné-Djenno is situated 2½ km southeast of Great Mosque of Djenné.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Djenné.
Djenné
Djenné is a city in Mali, famous for its mosque, which is the biggest mudbrick building in the world. As of 1987, the city had a population of 12,000. Djenné has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Great Mosque of Djenné
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Great Mosque of Djenné” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Meuseujid Raya Djenné”
- Afrikaans: “Djenné Moskee”
- Afrikaans: “Groot Moskee van Djenné”
- Arabic: “الجامع الكبير في جينيه”
- Armenian: “Մեծ մզկիթ Ջեննե”
- Armenian: “Ջեննեի Մեծ մզկիթ”
- Asturian: “Gran Mezquita de Djenné”
- Azerbaijani: “Cennenin Böyük məscidi”
- Azerbaijani: “Cənnə Böyük məscidi”
- Bashkir: “Дженне Бөйөк мәсете”
- Basque: “Djennéko Meskita Handia”
- Belarusian: “Вялікі мячэт Джэнэ”
- Bengali: “জেনির বড় মসজিদ”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия в Джене”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия”
- Bulgarian: “Голямата джамия в Джене”
- Catalan: “Gran mesquita de Djenné”
- Catalan: “Gran Mesquita de Djenné”
- Chinese: “傑內大清真寺”
- Chinese: “杰内大清真寺”
- Czech: “Velká mešita v Djenné”
- Dutch: “Grote moskee van Djenne”
- Dutch: “Grote moskee van Djenné”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الجامع الكبير فى جينيه”
- Esperanto: “Granda moskeo de Djenné”
- Esperanto: “Granda Moskeo de Djenné”
- Finnish: “Djennén suuri moskeija”
- Finnish: “Djennén suurmoskeija”
- French: “Grande mosquee de Djenne”
- French: “Grande mosquée de Djenné”
- French: “Grande Mosquée de Djenné”
- French: “Mosquée de Djenné”
- Galician: “Gran Mesquita de Djenné”
- Georgian: “ჯენეს დიდი მეჩეთი”
- German: “Grosse Moschee von Djenné”
- German: “Große Moschee von Djenne”
- German: “Große Moschee von Djenné”
- Hausa: “Babban Masallacin Djenné”
- Hebrew: “המסגד הגדול של ג’נה”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Djenné”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Raya Djenne”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Raya Djenné”
- Italian: “Grande moschea di Djenné”
- Japanese: “ジェンネの大モスク”
- Japanese: “泥のモスク”
- Kazakh: “Дженндік ұлы мешіт”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Djenné”
- Korean: “젠네 모스크”
- Latvian: “Džennes Lielā mošeja”
- Lithuanian: “Dženės didžioji mečetė”
- Maithili: “जेन्नेक पुरान सहरसभ”
- Malay: “Masjid Besar Djenné”
- Nepali: “जेन्नेको पुरानो सहरहरू”
- Persian: “مسجد جامع کبیر جنه”
- Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Djenne”
- Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Djenné”
- Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Dżenne”
- Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita de Djenné”
- Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita de Jené”
- Romanian: “Marea Moschee din Djené”
- Romanian: “Marea Moschee din Djenné”
- Russian: “Большая мечеть в Дженне”
- Russian: “Большая мечеть Дженне”
- Russian: “Великая мечеть Дженне”
- Russian: “Дженненская соборная мечеть”
- Serbian: “Velika džamija u Đeneu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Velika džamija u Djenneu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Velika džamija u Djennéu”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Velika džamija u Dženeu”
- Slovenian: “Velika mošeja v Djenneju”
- Spanish: “Gran Mezquita de Djenne”
- Spanish: “Gran Mezquita de Djenné”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Grande de Djenné”
- Tamil: “சென்னேயின் பெரிய மசூதி”
- Thai: “มัสยิดใหญ่แห่งเจนเน”
- Turkish: “Cenne Ulu Camii”
- Turkish: “Jenne Büyük Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Велика мечеть Дженне”
- Urdu: “Great Mosque of Djenné”
- Urdu: “جامع مسجد جینے”
- Urdu: “جینے کی عظیم مسجد”
- Urdu: “جینے مسجد”
- Urdu: “مسجد جینے”
- Uzbek: “Jenne katta masjidi”
- Waray (Philippines): “Dungganan nga Moske han Djenné”
- Waray (Philippines): “Great Mosque of Djenné”
- Western Panjabi: “جینے مسیت”
- Yoruba: “Great Mosque of Djenné”
- Yoruba: “Mọ́ṣálásí Olókìkí Djenné”
- Yue Chinese: “傑內大清真寺”
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