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Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire

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Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationCôte d'Ivoire
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference1648
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Area0.1298 ha
Buffer zone2.3293 ha

The collection of mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) were built in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th Century.[1] This collection of sites was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 29, 2006 in the Cultural category,[2] and inscribed in 2021.[3]

Mosques names and locations

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  • The Mosque of Kaouara, located in the Ouangolodougou Sub-Prefecture
  • The Mosque of Tengréla, located in the Tengréla Sub-Prefecture
  • The Mosque of Kouto, located in the Kouto Sub-Prefecture
  • The Mosque of Nambira, located M’bengué Sub-Prefecture
  • Two Mosques of Kong, located in the Kong Sub-Prefecture[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  2. ^ Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  3. ^ Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire
  4. ^ Mosquées de style soudanais du Nord ivoirien (site en série) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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