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The Great Zimbabwe complex, near Masvingo, south-central Zimbabwe.
The Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu was commissioned by the Mali emperor Mansa Musa following his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.12
To design the structure, Mansa Musa commissioned Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, a poet and architect from Granada whom he had brought back with him from his travels. The mosque is a notable example of the Sudanic architectural style, which utilizes mud bricks and incorporates a wooden framework into the walls to facilitate maintenance.123