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.
Panorama over Bani, the capital of Bani Department, 2010
History
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
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
- ↑ "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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