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Agadez Mosque
مسجد أغاديز
Mud brick minaret
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationAgadez, Tchirozerine, Niger
Agadez Mosque is located in Niger
Agadez Mosque
Shown within Niger
Geographic coordinates16°58′27.0″N 7°59′18.2″E / 16.974167°N 7.988389°E / 16.974167; 7.988389
Architecture
Typemosque
Date established1515

Agadez Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أغاديز) is a prominent mosque in Agadez, Tchirozerine Department, Niger.[1] It was made of clay and is the tallest mud-brick structure in the world.[2] The Agadez mosque is the most prominent religious center located in the central part of the Republic of the Niger, and has been a place of worship for centuries.[3]

  1. ^ Pavils, Gatis (2013-11-01). "Agadez Mosque". Wondermondo. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ^ Taub, Ben (April 10, 2017). "The Desperate Journey of a Trafficked Girl". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Most Nigerian brothels in Agadez are in the Nasarawa slum, a sewage-filled neighborhood a short walk from the grand mosque, the tallest mud-brick structure in the world.
  3. ^ "Agadez Mosque |". 23 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

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