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, main entrance to mosque on Long Street, 1986

Work type

Mosque

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