Tsingoni

Tsingoni
Tsingoni Mosque
Tsingoni Mosque
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Location of Tsingoni
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Coordinates: 12°47′09″S 45°06′41″E / 12.7858°S 45.1113°E / -12.7858; 45.1113
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentMayotte
CantonTsingoni
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Hamada Issilamou[1]
Area
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34.76 km2 (13.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
13,934
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97617 /97680
Elevation0–477 m (0–1,565 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tsingoni (French pronunciation: [tsiŋɡɔni]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Mosque

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Tsingoni Mosque, originally built in 1538, is the oldest active mosque in France.[3] It is a listed monument since 2015.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017, INSEE
  3. ^ Pauly, Martial (10 February 2011). "La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France)". Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Mosquée du 16e siècle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)