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Mosque Shafee

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Creator(s)
South African, Islamic
Time period
creation date: established, 1859/1275 AH, destruction date: collapsed, 1940s, creation date: new structure built on site of original mosque, 1940s or later
Location
Site: Cape Town (South Africa)
Cultural context
South African
Islamic
Description
Corner of Chiappini & Church Streets, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. The fifth mosque constructed in Bo-Kaap. Grew out of two separate adjacent congregations that merged to become to the Mosque of Imam Hadjie, later renamed Mosque Shafee.
exterior, southeast elevation along Chiappini Street, showing main entrance, 1986
Work type
Mosque
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Rights
(c) Mohgamat Phaldie Taliep 1986
Access rights
All rights reserved
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