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Noor El Hamedia Mosque

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Creator(s)
patron: Abu Bakr Effendi (Islamic, 1835-1880)
Time period
creation date: two houses joined to form mosque, 1881
Location
Site: Cape Town (South Africa)
Cultural context
South African
Islamic
Description
One of two Hanafee mosques serving the Bo-Kaap community. At the corner of Long and Dorp Streets.
exterior, watercolor by Ebrahim Larney, 1986
Work type
Mosque
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) 1986 Mohgamat Phaldie Taliep
Access rights
All rights reserved
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