Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali

Timbuktu grew rich on trans-Saharan trade and became a centre of Islamic scholarship. The target is the Djinguereber Mosque.

The story, as a puzzle

A mosque of earth and timber.
In the 14th century, an architect who returned from the pilgrimage to Mecca with Mansa Musa is credited with designing a great mud-brick mosque in a desert trading city near the Niger. Pin it.

Where it is

Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali · 16.7714, -3.0100

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗