Even after more than 60 years of French colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence. Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods. This structure was constructed of mud bricks and later modifications included the construction of a central dome surrounded by four corner towers.[1] Every villager made a contribution;[1] from the landowner who donated the site, to the people who made mud bricks, carried water, gathered wood, etc.
yamma, mosque, yaama, mosque, arabic, مسجد, اليمه, mosque, built, indigenous, sudano, sahelian, architectural, style, constructed, 1962, yaama, village, tahoua, region, niger, yaama, mosqueمسجد, اليمهreligionaffiliationislamlocationlocationtahoua, nigershown, . The Yaama Mosque Arabic مسجد اليمه is a mosque built in the indigenous Sudano Sahelian architectural style constructed in 1962 in Yaama a village in Tahoua Region Niger Yaama Mosqueمسجد اليمهReligionAffiliationIslamLocationLocationTahoua NigerShown within NigerGeographic coordinates14 21 34 5 N 5 29 57 2 E 14 359583 N 5 499222 E 14 359583 5 499222 Coordinates 14 21 34 5 N 5 29 57 2 E 14 359583 N 5 499222 E 14 359583 5 499222ArchitectureTypemosqueStyleSudano Sahelian architectureDate established1962 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEven after more than 60 years of French colonization that ended in 1960 the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence Thus when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers they chose to use traditional methods This structure was constructed of mud bricks and later modifications included the construction of a central dome surrounded by four corner towers 1 Every villager made a contribution 1 from the landowner who donated the site to the people who made mud bricks carried water gathered wood etc This mosque was the recipient of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986 1 Architecture EditThe mosque was constructed in the indigenous Sudano Sahelian architectural style specifically the Tubali substyle used primarily by the Hausa people See also EditLists of mosques List of mosques in Africa Sudano Sahelian architecture Hausa peopleReferences Edit a b c Archnet Yaama Mosque Retrieved 9 March 2018 External links Edit Look up Mosque in Wiktionary the free dictionary Yaama Mosque Architectural Review This article about a mosque or other Islamic place of worship in Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Nigerien building or structure related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yamma Mosque amp oldid 1091280297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
