Great Mosque, Touba

Touba's Great Mosque is a mosque located in Touba, Senegal. Sheikh Ahmad Bamba founded it in 1887, and it was completed in 1963. Sheikh Ahmad Bamba died in 1927 and is buried within the mosque grounds. His family has been in charge of the mosque since his abduction. With a capacity of 7,000 people, it is the city's largest structure and one of Africa's largest mosques, and it is one of the most beautiful historical sites in Senegal. The Grand Magal of Touba is a place of pilgrimage. It is significant in Sufism because it is the home of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order.

The mosque is 100 meters in length and 80 meters in width. There are seven minarets, three huge domes, eleven smaller domes, and two ablution chambers on the structure. The central minaret stands at a height of 96 meters (315 ft).

The mausoleum of Sheikh Ahmad Bamba's sons, the Mouride order's caliphs, is located close to the mosque. A library with 160,000 books, the Caliph's official audience hall, a sacred "Well of Mercy," and a cemetery are all located in the heart of the holy city.

Lamp Fall is another name for the Great Minaret of the Great Mosque of Touba, which was called after Sheikh Ibrahima Fall by the second Mouride caliph (the founder of the Baye Fall community).

Location: Touba, Diourbel, Senegal