The annual re-plastering of the Djenne mosque was held with the participation of many people.
This is important to maintain the integrity of the world’s largest mud-brick building, which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list since 2016. The mosque and surrounding town were added to the list due to ongoing insecurity in the center of Mali where Djenne is located, on the flood plain of the Bani River.
It is a large adobe building in the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style. The first mosque on the site was built around the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907.
As well as being the center of the community of Djenné, it is one of the most famous landmarks in Africa.
The Republic of Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa and is the eighth-largest country in Africa.
You can read the original article at iqna.ir where you can watch a short video.
It’s astonishing how the locals manage to build and rebuild their mammoth mosque made of mud! Just look at the people in the photos next to the mosque, it’s MASSIVE!