Saudi Mosque
| Saudi Mosque | |
|---|---|
Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة | |
 The Saudi Mosque in 2007 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Sect | Salafi movement |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Leadership | Imam Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Nouakchott |
| Country | Mauritania |
  Locatino of the mosque in Mauritania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°5′24″N 15°58′32″W / 18.09000°N 15.97556°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Construction cost | US$88.76 million |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | Two |
| Site area | 54,000 m2 (580,000 sq ft) |
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The Saudi Mosque (Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة: French: La Mosquée Saoudienne), also known as the Nouakchott Grand Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Overview
[edit]The mosque was built with the assistance of the Government of Saudi Arabia.[3]
For several decades, Bouddah Ould Bousseyri had been imam of the Saudi Mosque, he was a close associate of the Mauritanian regime and a supporter of Sunni Islam and a very influential figure in the apolitical Islamist camp.[3][4] The current imam, Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet, is a thinker of politicized salafism and a supporter of state authority.[5][6][7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Nouakchott Grand Mosque". Dar Al Omran Planning, Architecture, Engineering. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Saudi Mosque" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b "The Challenge of Radical Islam in Mauritania". Terrorism Monitor. 3 (19). The Jamestown Foundation. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "L'islamisme en Mauritanie - Islamism in North Africa IV: The Islamist Challenge in Mauritania Threat or Scapegoat" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "L'Arabie Saoudite suspend ses opérations avec Deddew, remplacé par un Erudit mauritanien". Carrefour de la République Islamique DE Mauritanie (CRIDEM) (in French). 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Purist Salafism in the Sahel and Its Jihadist Position". Al Jazeera Center for Studies. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Wehrey, Frederic (2019). "The Government's Response: Blending Crackdown and Dialogue" (PDF). JStor. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: 2. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
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