Faith and studyBuilt with mud bricks by the great Mali emperor Mansa Musa, the 14th-century Djinguereber mosque is Timbuktu’s oldest standing building. Long revered as a place of learning ...

Most incredible monuments featured on the Ancient Architects channel are usually made of stone, but Djinguereber Mosque in the heart of Timbuktu, Mali, is made entirely of earth, fibre ...

Twenty-six people, mostly women and children, have been killed in a crush at the famous Djinguereber mosque in Timbuktu, sources have told the BBC. The stampede happened during the Mouloud festival to ...

It was Mansa Musa who left the city its most enduring monument – the 669-year-old Djinguereber mosque, Timbuktu’s heartbeat and greatest treasure, where Muslims go to pray five times a day.

Throughout Timbuktu, before the Islamists started ... after prayers at the historic Djinguereber Mosque one Friday early in the occupation, the Islamist religious leader requested that townsfolk ...

A hospital source said 16 bodies had arrived at a Timbuktu hospital, and 55 had been injured in the crush outside the Djinguereber mosque, one of Mali's most recognisable buildings. A police ...

A hospital source said 16 bodies had arrived at a Timbuktu hospital and 55 had been injured in the crush outside the Djinguereber mosque, one of Mali's most recognisable buildings. A police ...

A file photo taken on April 10, 2006 shows the Djinguereber mosque of Timbuktu. The Islamists controlling northern Mali on July 10, 2012 destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque ...

Known as the “city of 333 saints”, Timbuktu was not just a desert commercial crossroads; it was also a centre of learning. Its ancient shrines and mosques include the Djinguereber mosque built ...