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Ibn Abbas Mosque

mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania

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The Ibn Abbas Mosque is a historic mosque in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. Our records place it in the Sebkha district of the Nouakchott-Ouest region. English-language sources also give its name as Ibn Abass Mosque or Mosque Ould Abbas. It stands between the Marche de La Viande and Marche Capitale markets, southwest of the Saudi Mosque. Arabic sources regard it as one of the oldest mosques in the city.

History

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According to Arabic Wikipedia, the mosque was founded in 1963, which makes it one of the earliest mosques of Nouakchott.

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The Ibn Abass Mosque (Arabic: مسجد ابن عباس), also called the Mosque Ould Abbas, is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located between Marche de La Viande and Marche Capitale, southwest of Mosque Saudique.

Source: Wikipedia, article “Ibn Abass Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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