Jamia Mosque, Chiappini Street
This Shafee mosque was the first mosque to have land specially granted for a mosque site. It is situated on the corner of Chiappini Street and Castle Street, adjacent to the disused stone quarry where the first Jumu-ah (Friday Congregational prayer) was read in South Africa in 1790.Established in 1850, it is the biggest mosque in Bo-Kaap and the fifth eldest in South Africa. The minaret was constructed in 1932 and later enlarged in 1914.
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This Shafee mosque was the first mosque to have land specially granted for a mosque site. It is situated on the corner of Chiappini Street and Castle Street, adjacent to the disused stone quarry where the first Jumu-ah (Friday Congregational prayer) was read in South Africa in 1790.Established in 1850, it is the biggest mosque in Bo-Kaap and the fifth eldest in South Africa. The minaret was constructed in 1932 and later enlarged in 1914.
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Visit my online gallery for more images of historical buildings and places in and around Cape Town, African animals and birds, botanical works, all in both monochrome and colour.
All images are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on ready-to-hang stretched canvas.
Contact me:
by phone/whatsapp on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com