Sankoré Mosque
Mosque in Timbuktu, one of the three large mosques in the city that functioned for centuries as a center for learning and scholarly study for Muslim intellectuals.
- HMML ID
- 558672282061
- PURL
- LC name
- Sankoré Mosque
- HMML name
- Sankoré Mosque
- HMML native script
- جامع سنكوري
Variants
- Jāmiʻ Sankūrī
- Jāmiʻ Timbuktu al-Kabīr
- Mosquée de Sankoré
- Sankore Mosque
- جامع تمبكتو الكبير
Organization information
- Organization type
- Mosques
- Centuries
- 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Locations
- Countries
Organization relationships
- Sub-organizations
General notes
- Description
- "La médersa, l'université ou la mosquée de Sankoré"
- Citations
- "Sankoré," Wikipedia, accessed September 1, 2023, https://perma.cc/PHX6-Q27K.
- Description
- Sankore Mosque, designed by Granada architect Abū Isḥāq al-Sāḥili; commissioned by the Mali emperor Mansa Mūsā in the 14th century
- Citations
- "Timbuktu," Britannica, last updated August 20, 2023, https://www.britannica.com/place/Timbuktu-Mali#ref634141.
Preferred citation
"Sankoré Mosque." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified September 01, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/558672282061
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-09-01
- Last edited
- 2023-09-01
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