UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Côte d'Ivoire |
Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
Reference | 1648 |
Inscription | 2021 (44th Session) |
Area | 0.1298 ha |
Buffer zone | 2.3293 ha |
The collection of mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century. This collection of sites was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 29, 2006 in the Cultural category, and inscribed in 2021.
Mosques names and locations
- The Mosque of Kaouara, located in the Ouangolodougou Sub-Prefecture
- The Mosque of Tengréla, located in the Tengréla Sub-Prefecture
- The Mosque of Kouto, located in the Kouto Sub-Prefecture
- The Mosque of Nambira, located M’bengué Sub-Prefecture
- Two Mosques of Kong, located in the Kong Sub-Prefecture
References
- Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
- Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
External links
- Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-02-24.
- World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection