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Great Mosque, Kano



The Great Mosque, Kano is one of the major Tourist Attractions in Kano city of Nigeria. The Great Mosque of Kano is a well known mosque in this city. Kano city is the second most populated city in this country. The Great Mosque in Kano city stands apart from all the places of interest set in this city of Kano. This mosque can be seen from above the walls of this place in northern part of this country. A majority of the people in this country are Muslims. Many of the residents who practice Islam live in the northern part of this country. Therefore the majority of the people living in Kano are Muslims and so the Great Mosque, Kano is also an important place of worship here.

The Muslims living here merge the primary practices of this religion with traditional native beliefs of this region. The Great Mosque, Kano has been an important shrine for the followers of Islam. This Great Mosque at Kano has no great similarity in appearance or character or nature to any autochthonal Nigerian architecture

The Great Mosque at Kano was established for Muhammad Rumfa in the 15th century. This mosque was built of mud. This mosque had two towers. The Great Mosque of Kano was moved to a new place by Muhammad Zaki in the year 1582. This mosque in Kano in the country of Nigeria was reconstructed in the middle of the 19th century by Abdullahi dan Dabo. The Great Mosque was again ruined in the 1950s. But it was later rebuilt with the help of the British support in appreciation of the the country's role in Second World War.

Being among the renowned Tourist Attractions in Kano, the Great Mosque in Kano is easily accessible by various modes of Transportation in Kano city. The Great Mosque at Kano can be accessed by both buses and cars from various parts of this city of Kano. The prices charged to this place in the city of Kano in Nigeria is also quite quite reasonable.


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