Djinguereber Mosque built

1327 CE.

Shown on the map at 16.771°, -3.010°.

The Djinguereber Mosque (Arabic: مسجد دجينجيربر; French: Mosquée de Djinguereber; from Koyra Chiini jiŋgar-ey beer 'grand mosque'), also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber, is a famous learning center in Timbuktu, Mali. Built in 1327, it is one of three mosques associated with the historical community of scholars and students known today as the "University of Timbuktu". It was inscribed on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1988.

Text from the Wikipedia article Djinguereber Mosque, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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