Great Mosque of Touba

The Great Mosque of Touba (French: Grande Mosquée de Touba) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It is the largest building in the city and one of the largest mosques in Africa, with a capacity of 7,000.[1]

It is the home of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order. Its founder, Amadou Bamba, died in 1927 and is interred inside the mosque.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Mourides: Inside the grand mosque in Touba, Senegal". BBC News. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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Coordinates: 14°51′48″N 15°52′33″W / 14.8632°N 15.8758°W