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Malindi Mosque

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The mosque originally was named “Minara Mosque”, after being built by the Sunni Muslims of Zanzibar who currently inhabit Stone Town.

A rectangular-shaped mosque with a 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.

Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Local

Country

Tanzania

Owner/Founder

Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby

Year

1835

Area

790

Drawings

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Mosque Data

Architect

Type

Local

Country

Tanzania

Owner/
Founder

Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby

Year

1835

Area

790

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