Tsingoni Mosque
The Tsingoni Mosque (French: Mosquée de Tsingoni) is a mosque in Tsingoni, Mayotte. It is considered the earliest established mosque in France.
History
The exact date of the establishment of the mosque is subject to dispute. One source places the construction of the mosque at 1538. Researchers alternatively date the establishment of the mosque at around 1441. In 1994, a new minaret for the building was erected. In 2016, it mosque was classified as French historical monument. Beginning 2019, the mosque underwent renovation with a cost of €2 million.
See also
References
- ^ AFP (25 September 2019). "France's oldest mosque, in the Indian Ocean, gets a facelift". Arab News. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Lambek, Michael (1993). Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession. University of Toronto Press. p. 413. ISBN 978-0-8020-2960-7.
The date [of the Tsingoni Mosque] is in some dispute, but is unlikely to be off by more than 200 years [from 1441] either way.
- ^ Lambek, Michael (1993). Knowledge and Practice in Mayotte: Local Discourses of Islam, Sorcery and Spirit Possession. University of Toronto Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8020-2960-7.
...the mosque at Tsingoni dates from 1441 (844).
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