Gobarau Minaret

minaret, Katsina, Nigeria

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The Gobarau Minaret is a 50-foot (15-meter) tower constructed from mud and palm branches, likely dating to the 18th century. It is associated with the large central mosque in Katsina, Nigeria. Minarets, in Islamic architecture, are towers connected to a mosque from which a muezzin calls the faithful to prayer five times daily. The Gobarau Minaret is a significant landmark in Katsina, a town that was once a major trans-Saharan caravan center.12

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…large central mosque is the Gobarau Minaret, a 50-foot (15-metre) tower made of mud and palm branches and probably dating from the 18th century. Most of the town’s old 13.5-mile- (22-km-) long wall is in ruins. There is a small government residential area outside the wall.
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…large central mosque is the Gobarau Minaret, a 50-foot (15-metre) tower made of mud and palm branches and probably dating from the 18th century. Most of the town’s old 13.5-mile- (22-km-) long wall is in ruins. There is a small government residential area outside the wall.
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