Malindi Mosque
| Malindi Mosque | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Minaret | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location |  Zanzibar, Tanzania |
| Municipality | Stone Town |
  Shown within Tanzania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 6°09′33″S 39°11′29″E / 6.1592356°S 39.191476°E |
Malindi Mosque is a mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, located near the port.[1] It is one of the oldest mosques in Zanzibar, dated to the 15th century.[2] It was built by Sunni Muslims and it has some unusual architectural features, including a cone-shaped minaret (one of just three minarets of this shape in East Africa) and a square platform.
See also
References
- ^ McIntyre, Chris; McIntyre, Susan (2009). Zanzibar: Pemba, Mafia : the Bardt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-84162-254-5. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Briggs, Philip (2009). Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 547. ISBN 978-1-84162-288-0. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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| Zanzibar | ||
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