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Friday Mosque at Zaria

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Name

168706_sv.jpg

Size

4.82 MB

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JPEG

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Creator(s)
patron: Sarkin Abdulkarim (Nigerian, reigned 1835-1847), builder: Mallam Mikhaila (Nigerian, 19th century)
Time period
creation date: late 1830s-early 1840s, alteration date: exterior redesign, 1970s
Location
Site: Zaria (Kaduna state, Nigeria)
Cultural context
Nigerian
Islamic
Description
exterior, east view, minarets and domes seen from corner, from outside fence and across grass and wide dirt road, children playing on grass, November 1980
Work type
Mosque
Medium
cement
mud
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) R. Keith Rowan 1980
Access rights
All rights reserved
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