Gaddafi Mosque

Gaddafi Mosque

private tour through the second largest Mosque in Africa plus the Minaret
Gaddafi Mosque - private tour through the second largest Mosque in Africa plus the Minaret

Location: 

Mosque, Kampala, Uganda

Duration: 

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Journey: 

East African Community

Personal highlights

  1. Gaddafi Mosque: second largest Mosque on the African continent
  2. Architecture: Arabic, African and European styles artfully combined
  3. Minaret: climbing up to get the best 360° view over central Kampala
  4. Tour-Guide: private tour-guide, explaining the seven hills of Kampala
  5. Women: smaller room, because of many excuses not to pray in a Mosque

Image sources

  1. Holy quran
  2. Private tour
  3. Inside the minaret
  4. Main chamber
  5. The Minaret

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