Malindi Mosque
History
Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby from the coast of Benadir in modern-day Somalia constructed it between 1834 and 1835 /1250 AH. In Zanzibar between 1820 and 1840, he was a successful trader. Although this information is questionable, it is quite possible that the mosque was erected on the site of an earlier Sunni mosque that had existed from the 17th century or before. Both in 1841 and 1890, Seyyid Ali bin Said added on to the mosque.
Urban and Architectural
A rectangular shaped mosque with the minaret facing from across the street.
Its unique architectural elements include a square platform and a cone-shaped minaret, which is one of only three in East Africa.
Description
the mosque originally was named "Minara Mosque", after being built by the Sunni Muslims of Zanzibar who currently inhabit Stone Town.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malindi_Mosque
https://blueballoon.travel/en/attractions/Malindi%20Mosque%2073736/
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Malindi_Mosque
Details
Location
Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Worshippers
400
Owners
Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby
Year of Build
1835
Area
790
Drawings
Map
History
Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby from the coast of Benadir in modern-day Somalia constructed it between 1834 and 1835 /1250 AH. In Zanzibar between 1820 and 1840, he was a successful trader. Although this information is questionable, it is quite possible that the mosque was erected on the site of an earlier Sunni mosque that had existed from the 17th century or before. Both in 1841 and 1890, Seyyid Ali bin Said added on to the mosque.
Urban and Architectural
A rectangular shaped mosque with the minaret facing from across the street.
Its unique architectural elements include a square platform and a cone-shaped minaret, which is one of only three in East Africa.
Description
the mosque originally was named "Minara Mosque", after being built by the Sunni Muslims of Zanzibar who currently inhabit Stone Town.