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title: Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali
author: Carsten ten Brink
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10144/great-mosque-djenne-mali/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali

_Authored by Carsten ten Brink_

## Image File

[![Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10144.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10144.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali. Built in the early 20th century CE on the site of an older mosque, the building uses the materials (banco) and design used for a millennium going back at least to the [Mali Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mali_Empire/) (1240-1645 CE).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Brink, C. t. (2019, February 26). Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10144/great-mosque-djenne-mali/>
### Chicago
Brink, Carsten ten. "Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 26, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10144/great-mosque-djenne-mali/>.
### MLA
Brink, Carsten ten. "Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10144/great-mosque-djenne-mali/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carsten_tb/2990839715/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carsten_tb/2990839715/) by [**Carsten ten Brink**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carsten_tb/2990839715/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 February 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.