History

Narratives indicate that the mosque was built somewhere in the thirteenth century. They were merely constructed by man from stones. Every man brought his stone as a material contribution from the populace. A vision Cissé Amed Ama had in 1972 instructed him to erect seven mosques made of mud bricks on the Bani cliff.

Beginning in 1978, volunteers from Burkina Faso and other West African nations came to work on the construction of The Grande Mosque. Over 5000 people provided assistance for more than 1.5 years. To express their admiration for God ever since, the villagers have started building the remaining seven mosques. The work was completed in 1986. On top of the hill are seven little mosques that point to The Grande Mosquee.

On top of the hill are seven little mosques that point to The Grande Mosquee. The mosques are situated on a hill that resembles a man kneeling before God and raising his arms in prayer.

This Mosque represents the right foot of the 7 seven mosques built in Bani.

Urban and Architectural

The mosque is 14,5 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 5 meters high. The mosque has 12 pillars and an 11-meter-tall minaret.

Completely lost, the minaret's location can only be inferred from the interior structure and not even from the exterior. From a distance, the walls appear to be made of durable stone; however, they are actually eroded, and the roof on the northern side is missing.

Description

 Except for three parts, the interior is almost entirely made out of columns. Weathered exterior facades still display their original form of southern entrances. Since this mosque is constructed of larger stone blocks than the others, there is no ornamentation.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bani,_Bani

https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-seven-mosques-of-bani/

https://unlimitedcma.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/bani_mosquees_book_final_double.pdf