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Friday Mosque at Zaria

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168813_sv.jpg

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10.02 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
plan (drawing)
Work type
Mosque
Medium
cement
mud
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
photo by R. Keith Rowan 1980
Access rights
All rights reserved
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