Sidi Yahya Mosque built
1440 CE.
Shown on the map at 16.772°, -3.007°.
The Sidi Yahya Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى; French: Mosquée Sidi Yahya), also known as the Mosque of Muhammad-n-Allah, is a mosque and madrasa of Timbuktu in Mali. The construction of the mosque began in 1400 under the leadership of Sheikh el-Mokhtar Hamalla of Timbuktu and was finished in 1440. The mosque was significantly rebuilt in 1939, resulting in its modern appearance. The mosque was named after its first imam, Sidi Yahya al-Tadelsi. It is associated with the historical community of scholars and students known today as the "University of Timbuktu", along with the mosques of Djinguereber and Sankore. The original mosque was a typical example of earthen Sudano-Sahelian architecture but also exhibited distinctive forms of plan and ornament. Parts of the modern mosque of Sidi Yahya were destroyed by Ansar Dine jihadists on 2 July 2012, following the Battle of Gao. These elements were later reconstructed under the direction of UNESCO team.
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