Bani, Bani
Bani, Bani | |
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 Clay mosque of Bani, 2010 | |
  Bani, Bani Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°43′0.84″N 0°10′31.44″W / 13.7169000°N 0.1754000°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Sahel Region |
| Province | Séno Province |
| Department | Bani Department |
| Population | |
| • Total | town 5 771 in 2,008 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Bani is the capital of Bani Department in Séno Province in northern Burkina Faso. It had a population of 5 771 in 2008.[1] Bani is known for its seven mosques made of clay [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and is situated between Kaya, Burkina Faso and Dori, Burkina Faso.
History
[edit]Bani's seven mosques were built in 1978 under the leadership of the Prophet Mohamed el-Hajj. They consist of six mosques built atop a hill, surrounding the grand mosque in the centre of town. Since then, these religious buildings have suffered from lack of maintenance, giving them an older, weathered appearance.
Gallery
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A boy in front of three mosques of Bani in the distance, 1983 -
Minaret with protruding horizontal wooden sticks of the mosque of Bani, Burkina Faso, 2007 -
Village elder of Bani, 2010 -
Mud mosque of Bani, 2010 -
Two women wash the dishes at the hotel Nomad, Bani, 2010 -
A young girl in traditional dress, Bani, 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Burkinabé government inforoute communale". Archived from the original on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Mayault, Isabelle (9 July 2015). "The seven mosques of Bani". roadsandkingdoms.com. Roads&Kingdoms. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
Mohamed el-Hajj is a man of vision, the most grandiose of which came to fruition some thirty years ago, when he built seven mosques in his hometown on a shoestring budget.
- ^ "The Grand Mosque at Bani". www.tripadvisor.nl. tripadvisor. 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "The Mosques of Bani ~ the vector of the development". mosqueesbani.wordpress.com. 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Ouedraogo, Daouda Emile. "Les mosquées mythiques de Bani". www.burkinatourism.com (in French). Burkinatourisme. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ Vicuna (2008-12-04). "7 mosques of Bani". www.lomography.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Bani Burkina Faso". multimedia.ird.fr. IRD Multimédia. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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