Great Mosque of Agadez

Agadez Region · Niger

Great Mosque of Agadez, Niger
Photo: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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November to February
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This mud-brick mosque anchors the old caravan city of Agadez, its towering minaret bristling with wooden support beams. The pyramid-shaped tower is one of the tallest earthen structures in the Sahel and can be climbed for views over the town.

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