Marocaine Mosque

Marocaine Mosque
Marocaine Mosque
Arabic: مسجد المغرب
	The mosque in 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Nouakchott
Country	Mauritania
	Location of the mosque in Mauritania
Geographic coordinates	18°4′38″N 15°58′53″W / 18.07722°N 15.98139°W
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Specifications
Minaret(s)	One
Minaret height	55 m (180 ft)

The Marocaine Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المغرب; French: Mosquée Marocaine), also known as the Grande Mosquée de La Capitale, is a Sunni Islam mosque in the southern central part of Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located south of Ould Abas Mosque, near the Marocaine Market and next to the Moroccan Cultural Centre.^[1]

Overview

The mosque's 55 m (180 ft)-high minaret is detailed with intricate Islamic mosaic ornamentation shapes in white, blue and greenish colors. At the top of the minaret is an iron rod ending with the hilal. Adjoining the mosque is an education center where the imams and other religious leaders gather for lessons. It is unknown when the mosque was built.^[2]