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Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire

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Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire
Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire are a collection of eight mosques in northern Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) that were built between the 17th and 19th centuries in a Sudanese style first brought to the Empire of Mali in the 14th century.

This collection of sites was added to the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites on November 29, 2006, and inscribed on the List in the Cultural category in 2021.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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