# Malindi Mosque

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{{Short description|Mosque in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania}}
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The '''Malindi Mosque''' is a [mosque](/source/mosque) in [Stone Town](/source/Stone_Town), [Zanzibar](/source/Zanzibar), [Tanzania](/source/Tanzania), located near the port.<ref name="McIntyreMcIntyre2009">{{cite book|last1=McIntyre|first1=Chris|last2=McIntyre|first2=Susan|title=Zanzibar: Pemba, Mafia : the Bardt Travel Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zlqv0gSkk-kC&pg=PA177|accessdate=4 April 2013|year=2009|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-254-5|page=177}}</ref> 

== Overview ==
The present mosque was built in {{AH|1250|link=yes}} by Muhammad ben Abdulkadir al-Mansaby from the [Benadir coast](/source/benadir) in [Somalia](/source/Somalia). He was a rich merchant in Zanzibar from the 1820s to the 1840s. The building was enlarged twice in 1841 and 1890.<ref>[https://archnet.org/sites/9211 archnet.org]</ref> The mosque was possibly built on the site of an elder mosque that might have dated from the 17th century or earlier.<ref>[https://archnet.org/sites/9211 Mnara Mosque Zanzibar, Tanzania], Web of archnet (information on architecture in Islamic societies, run by Agha Khan Trust), lookup in March 2021</ref> Some travel guides claim an origin in the 15th century.<ref name="Briggs2009">{{cite book|last=Briggs|first=Philip|title=Tanzania: With Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia|url=https://archive.org/details/tanzaniawithzanz0000brig|url-access=registration|accessdate=4 April 2013|year=2009|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-288-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/tanzaniawithzanz0000brig/page/547 547]}}</ref> 

It has some unusual architectural features including a conical [minaret](/source/minaret), one of just three conical minarets in East Africa, and a square platform.

== See also ==
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* [Islam in Tanzania](/source/Islam_in_Tanzania)
* [List of mosques in Tanzania](/source/List_of_mosques_in_Tanzania)

==References==
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== External links ==
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{{Mosques in Tanzania}}

Category:19th-century mosques in Africa
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Africa
Category:Mosques completed in the 1830s
Category:Mosques in Zanzibar
Category:Swahili architecture
Category:Zanzibar City

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