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    Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland...
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    The architecture of Mali is a distinct subset of Sudano-Sahelian architecture indigenous to West Africa. It comprises adobe buildings such as the Great...
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  • Yamma Mosque (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    Mosque (Arabic: مسجد اليمه) is a mosque built in the indigenous Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, constructed in 1962 in Yaama, a village in Tahoua Region...
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    Songhai architecture or Zarma architecture refers to the traditional Sahelian architectural style of the Songhai people in West Africa. The architecture typically...
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    Entrance known as Zaure Simple pattern illustration in Walls Sudano-Sahelian architecture Babban Gwani (legendary Hausa architect) Umar, Gali Kabir; Yusuf...
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    Great Mosque of Djenné (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    al-Kabīr fī Jinih) is a large brick or adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The mosque is located in the city of Djenné, Mali, on...
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    Gidan Rumfa (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    The Gidan Rumfa, sometimes called the Gidan Sarki ("Emir's house"), is the palace of the Emir of Kano. Located in the city of Kano, Kano State, Nigeria...
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    be identified, such as the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of West Africa. A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling:...
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    Africa (section Architecture)
    be identified, such as the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of West Africa. A common theme in traditional African architecture is the use of fractal scaling:...
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    styles of building (in conjunction with modern styles) are the distinct Sudano-Sahelian style in inland areas, and the coastal forest styles more reminiscent...
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    Sidi Yahya Mosque (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    Djinguereber and Sankore. The mosque is a typical example of earthen Sudano-Sahelian architecture but also exhibits distinctive forms of plan and ornament. Parts...
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    Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, possibly the largest example of Sudano-Sahelian architecture in the country, built in 1880 according to some, 1893 according...
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    Ancient Kano City Walls (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    The Ancient Kano City Walls (Hausa: Ganuwa) were ancient defensive walls built to protect the inhabitants of the ancient city of Kano. The wall was initially...
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    century The Great Mosque of Djenné, Djenné, Mali, an icon for the Sudano-Sahelian architecture, unknown architect, originally built in the 13th-14th centuries...
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    architecture to modern architecture. The city is a leading axis of Sudano-Sahelian architecture, developing the local Tubali style which manifested in mosques...
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    Tomb of Askia (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    is the largest pre-colonial architectural monument in Gao. It is a notable example of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style that later spread throughout...
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    Larabanga Mosque (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    of Ghana, Larabanga Mosque is built in the traditional Sudanic-Sahelian architectural style, using local materials and construction techniques. The mosque...
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    Sankoré Madrasah (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    al-Sahili influence on West African architecture - now treated as a myth - demonstrating that the architectural style of West African mosques derives...
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    BCEAO Tower (Bamako) (category Neo-Sudanic architecture)
    City of Bamako. Classified as Neo-Sudanic architecture, the tower is modeled on the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of the famous Mosques of Djenné and Timbuktu...
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    Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    11°10′40.1″N 4°17′46.1″W / 11.177806°N 4.296139°W / 11.177806; -4.296139 Architecture Type mosque Date established 1832 Groundbreaking 1812 Completed 1832...
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    Djinguereber Mosque (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    Sahara and traditional African architecture and religions, so that al-Sahili's influence on West African architecture is treated as a myth. Except for...
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    Wa Naa's Palace (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    traditional mud-brick Sudano-Sahelian architecture. The architectural style is a combination of forms and influences from the Moorish architecture and Sahel-Sudan...
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  • Sundanese traditional house Sudano-Sahelian architecture Sukanasa Sukiya-zukuri Sumbanese traditional house Summer architecture Sumiyoshi-zukuri Sunburst...
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    Grand Mosque of Mopti (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    as "mosques of the Niger valleys," these structures showcase diverse architectural styles influenced by Sub-Saharan history, political expansions, and...
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    Bamako (section Architecture)
    African nations. Classified as Neo-Sudanic architecture, it is modeled on the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of the famous mosques of Djenne and Timbuktu...
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    Mali Empire (category Sahelian kingdoms)
    colonial period and beyond. Imperial Malian architecture was characterised by Sudano-Sahelian architecture. This style is distinguished by the use of mudbricks...
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    Voussoir (category Ornaments (architecture))
    Romanesque architecture. Glossary of architecture Architecture portal Vadnal, Jane (August 1997). "Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture - voussoir"...
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    Gidan Makama Museum Kano (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    Monuments and one of the old structures depicting traditional Hausa architecture. The structure originally contained mud walls typical of the Hausa tradition...
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  • Gates of Hausa kingdoms (category Sudano-Sahelian architecture)
    gates are designed based on Hausa culture and depict Hausa traditional architecture using burn bricks and traditional colors of the Hausa region. On average...
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    mosques in the region for its outstanding representation of Sudano-Sahelian architecture. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Tengréla was...
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