# Tsingoni

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{{short description|Commune in Mayotte, France}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Tsingoni
|commune status         = [Commune](/source/Communes_of_France)
|image                  = Mosquée - panoramio (1).jpg
|caption                = Tsingoni Mosque
|map                    = Locator map of Tsingoni 2018.png
|map caption            = Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
|canton                 = Tsingoni
|INSEE                  = 97617
|postal code            = 97680
|mayor                  = Hamada Issilamou<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=30 November 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
|term                   = 2023&ndash;2026
|coordinates            = {{coord|-12.7858|45.1113|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m            =
|elevation min m        = 0
|elevation max m        = 477
|area km2               = 34.42
|population             = 13934
|population date        = 2017
|population footnotes   = <ref name=2017census>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3291775?sommaire=2120838 Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017], [INSEE](/source/INSEE)</ref>
}}

'''Tsingoni''' ({{IPA|fr|tsiŋɡɔni}}) is a [commune](/source/commune_in_France) in the French [overseas department](/source/overseas_department) of [Mayotte](/source/Mayotte), in the [Indian Ocean](/source/Indian_Ocean).

== Mosque ==
[Tsingoni Mosque](/source/Tsingoni_Mosque), originally built in 1538, is the [oldest](/source/List_of_the_oldest_mosques) active [mosque in France](/source/List_of_mosques_in_France).<ref name="archeologiemayotte.over-blog.com">{{cite web |language=fr |first1=Martial |last1=Pauly |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=10 June 2017 |url=http://archeologiemayotte.over-blog.com/article-la-mosquee-de-tsingoni-la-plus-ancienne-mosquee-en-activite-de-france-66838631.html |title=La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France) |website=Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien}}</ref> It is a [listed monument](/source/Monument_historique) since 2015.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA97600002|Mosquée du 16e siècle}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Southeast Africa](/source/Southeast_Africa)

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Mayotte
Category:Communes of Mayotte

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