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The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, the largest mud-brick building in sub-Saharan Africa [1]. Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland (geographical) regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara, but north of the fertile forest regions of the coast.
Songhai villages exemplify the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style prevalent in West Africa, characterized by mud bricks and adobe plaster construction. The dwellings are marked by arched entrances adorned with intricate, symbolic patterns, crafted using mud mixed with natural pigments.
There are two main substyles of West African mosques: Sudanese [5] and Sudano-Sahelian. [6]Sudanese architecture is defined by its use of pilasters (rectangular pillars on the sides of walls used for decoration), wooden beams known as toron, [7] buttresses with cone-shaped summits, mihrabs, flat roofs, courtyards, sand floors with mats, arches, decorated exteriors, and Tata Tamberma [8] (a ...
Sudano-Sahelian architecture Sankoré Madrasa (also called the Sankoré Mosque, Sankoré Masjid or University of Sankoré ) is one of three medieval mosques and centres of learning located in Timbuktu , Mali , the others being the Djinguereber and Sidi Yahya mosques.
The Great Mosque of Djenné (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في جينيه, romanized: al-Jāmiʻ al-Kabīr fī Jinih) is a large brick or adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on the flood plain of the Bani River.
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