Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a Town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian mosque, said to date from 1421, and which, having been built at the height of the trans-Saharan trade, is reputed to be Ghana's oldest mosque and houses a copy of the Qur'an almost as old.[1]
The Town is also known for its Mystic Stone, for its patterned vernacular architecture, and as the entrance to the Mole National Park.
^West Gonja District Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
The Larabanga Mosque (Arabic: مسجد لارابانجا, romanized: Masjid Lārābānjā) is a mosque built in the Sudanese architectural style in the village of Larabanga...
Larabanga (Arabic: لارابانجا) is a Town in West Gonja district, a district in the Savannah Region of Ghana. It is known for its whitewashed adobe Sahelian...
The Larabanga Mystic Stone is located on the outskirts of Larabanga in the West Gonja District of the Savannah region in Ghana. Larabanga is a community...
of the park. The park's entrance is reached through the nearby town of Larabanga. It covers an area of about 4,577 square kilometers of fairly undisturbed...
August 3, 2023. "Larabanga Mosque". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 2024-02-03. William (2018-07-24). "Ghana's Historic Mosques: Larabanga". The Hauns in...
market and wells Bui National Park (now defunct due to Bui National Dam) Larabanga Historic Mosque Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary It is one of the main grain and...
elephants, the Larabanga Mosque and the Larabanga Mystic Stone in Larabanga with all the ancient stories surrounding their onset. Larabanga Mosque, one of...
Heaven in Beijing is completed. 1421 – Traditional foundation date of Larabanga Mosque in northern Ghana. 1424 – Start of final stage of construction...
1350-1589. Cambridge University press. UK. Michalle Apotos.2016. Architecture. Islam and identities in West Africa. Lessons from Larabanga. Routledge. UK....
largest mosque in West Africa Medina Mosque Ghana Accra 1959 Larabanga Mosque Ghana Larabanga 1421 Great Mosque of Djenné Mali Djenné 1300 The first mosque...
built in the 13th-14th centuries, rebuilt in 1907, adobe The Larabanga Mosque, Larabanga, northern Ghana, unknown architect, possibly built in the 15th...
Navigator cross Cape Non, going as far as Cape Bojador. Traditional date – Larabanga Mosque is founded, in modern-day northern Ghana. March 9 – Francesco Sassetti...
neighborhood the mosque is. It is close to the Larabanga mosque. The village is located between Bole and Larabanga. It is claimed the mosque was built in the...
(2016). Architecture, Islam, and Identity in West Africa: Lessons from Larabanga. Routledge. pp. 52–53, 63–64, 91–94, 112–113. ISBN 978-1-317-27555-8....
Building Image Location Country First built Denomination Notes Larabanga Mosque Larabanga Ghana 1421 The oldest existing mud-brick mosque in Ghana. Great...
Wechiau in the Upper West region of Ghana. It has similar features as the Larabanga mosque. The mosque has been designed with a mashup of both the Sudanese...
it imitates the Aksumites (Kingdom of Axum) artistic design. In Ghana, Larabanga Mosque is a prime example in building from packed earth which was and...
Centre for Contemporary Art Red Clay Studios Hamamat Shea Butter Village Larabanga Mosque and mystic stone Gambaga Enscarpment White Volta Rapids Dance is...
along the Kparia and Polzen rivers. The park entrance is in the town of Larabanga. - Picture of Mole National Park, Northern Region - Tripadvisor". www...
is evidence of Islam in Dagbon prior to Naa Zangina. For example, the Larabanga mosque is about six hundred years old. Bugum Chugu was celebrated before...
waterfalls Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary – village where monkeys are revered Larabanga Mosque – one of the oldest in Ghana Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum – refurbished...
Building Image Location Country First built Denomination Notes Larabanga Mosque Larabanga Ghana 1421 The oldest existing mud-brick mosque in Ghana. Great...
along the Kparia and Polzen rivers. The park entrance is in the town of Larabanga. - Picture of Mole National Park, Northern Region - Tripadvisor". www...
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