{{Short description|19th century mosque in Zinder, Niger}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Zinder Mosque | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Zinder DSC 4499 (6328132379).jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = The mosque in 2007; prior to its collapse | religious_affiliation = Islam {{small|(former)}} | tradition = | sect = | district = | prefecture = | province = | region = | deity = | rite = | festival = <!-- or |festivals= --> | organisational_status = Mosque<br/>{{small|(19th century{{endash}}2024)}}<!-- or |organizational_status= --> | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | consecration_year = | functional_status = '''Abandoned'''<br/>{{small|(following intense rainfall)}} | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | location = Zinder | locale = | municipality = | cercle = | state = | country = Niger | map_type = Niger | map_size = 250 | map_alt = | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location of the former mosque in Niger | mapframe = yes | grid_name = | grid_position = | sector = | territory = | administration = | coordinates = {{coord|13.79406|9.00124|format=dms|region:ML|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | heritage_designation = | architect = | architecture_type = Mosque | architecture_style = Sudano-Sahelian | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 19th century | construction_cost = | date_destroyed = {{nowrap|3 September 2024}} | facade_direction = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = | height_max = | dome_quantity = 4 {{small|(maybe more)}} | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = 3 {{small|(maybe more)}} | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = Mudbrick; banco | elevation_m = <!-- or |elevation_ft= --> | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | delisted1_date = | website = | module = <!-- for embedding other infobox templates --> | footnotes = }}
The '''Zinder Mosque''' was a mudbrick mosque in Zinder, Niger. Located in the Birni neighborhood of Zinder, it was one of Niger's oldest mosques and a significant cultural and religious site in Zinder. The mosque was destroyed on 3 September 2024, due to severe flooding in the central-eastern region of Niger.
== Overview == Constructed in the mid-19th century, Zinder Mosque was an iconic structure for the local community. It was built using banco, a traditional mixture of mud and straw. For centuries, worshippers from various regions journeyed to the mosque for Friday prayers and during Islamic holidays. According to Niger's Ministry of Tourism, the mosque was the second-most visited in Niger, following the UNESCO-listed Agadez Mosque.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Au Niger, des pluies diluviennes provoquent l’effondrement de la mosquée de Zinder |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1605190/societe/au-niger-des-pluies-diluviennes-provoquent-leffondrement-de-la-mosquee-de-zinder/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Jeune Afrique |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Niger Ups Flood Toll To 273 As Historic Mosque Destroyed |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/historic-niger-mosque-destroyed-by-downpour-c8569f12 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Barrons |language=en-US}}</ref>
Cracks were reported in some areas, but we could not intervene due to the rains," a local ministry official explained following the mosque's collapse.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Historic mosque in Niger destroyed by torrential rains |url=https://www.trtworld.com/africa/historic-mosque-in-niger-destroyed-by-torrential-rains-18203867 |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=TRT World |language=en}}</ref> On 3 September 2024, intense rainfall caused the mosque to collapse. The region had been experiencing heavy rains for the past three months. Videos of the mosque's destruction were widely circulated on social media.<ref name=":0" />
== See also == {{stack|{{portal|Africa|Isam}}}} * List of mosques in Africa * Djinguereber Mosque
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{{Mosques in Niger}}
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