In 2006, the Libyan leader made himself an Imam of Timbuktu during Mouloud, the celebration of the Prophet Mohammed's birthday which draws thousands of pilgrims to a famed mosque in the northwestern ...

Discover the story of Mansa Musa, the richest man in history and ruler of the Mali Empire, whose immense wealth, legendary ...

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 ...

The Djinguereber Mosque situated in Mali’s city of Timbuktu has entirely been built from organic materials such as wood, limestone and has been rendered with mud. This mud-coloured centuries-old ...

From Timbuktu to Washington D.C., these holy marvels ... make time to visit a mosque on your next trip.

together with the Great Mosque in Mopti and the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, from 2006 to 2010. The idea was that architectural conservation would stimulate the economy through the ...

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 ...

He pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his role in the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door by pickax ... Mali as a whole and the people of Timbuktu have not fully healed from ...

In many cases, they were built to compliment the environment – like the Great Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali. The mud walls and small windows also helped to keep the building cool amid the Sahara's heat.

Almost a decade after the destruction of the mausoleums at Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site ... several mausoleums as well as the sacred gate of the Sidi Yahia Mosque were destroyed, causing ...