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Djenné-Djenno. / 13.89056°N 4.54028°W / 13.89056; -4.54028. Djenné-Djenno (also Jenne-Jeno; / ˈdʒɛniː dʒʌˌnoʊ /) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Niger River Valley in the country of Mali. Literally translated to "ancient Djenné", it is the original site of both Djenné and Mali and is considered to be among ...
Mali’s historic city of Djenné was once a center of Islamic learning, known for its sprawling mud-brick mosque that has been on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list since 2016 ABC News Video
Djenné, a living testament to Mali's cultural richness, invites visitors to explore its old town, Grand Mosque, marketplaces, and much more.
September 30, 2013. Masons climb up the sides of the Great Mosque to replaster the surface with mud. Trevor Marchand. The story of Djenné, Mali, is typically told through its architecture ...
Located in central Mali by the Bani River, Djenné is one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns of Sub-Saharan Africa with the earliest settlement dating to the 3rd century BCE. Djenné is known for its remarkable earth architecture and well-preserved urban fabric, for which the town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1988.
Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali, 1907 (photo: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0) As one of the wonders of Africa, and one of the most unique religious buildings in the world, the Great Mosque of Djenné, in present-day Mali, is also the greatest achievement of. Sudano-Sahelian. architecture. It is also the largest mud-built structure in the world.
Djenne, Mali Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Constructed by the community in 1906 on the remains of a pre-existing mosque, the Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest historical mud mosque in the sub-Saharan region and is considered by many to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style.
