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Massalikoul Djinane: Africa’s Largest Mosque in Defiance of Colonialism in Senegal
It took over 15 years to build, with a workforce of not less than 800 construction workers and trades people. The Massalikoul Djinane mosque in the Colobane district of Dakar, Senegal’s capital is largest religious edifice in Africa. It measures 10,000 square metre, with strings of golden columns and wood work lit by 2,000 lights…