Dinguiraye
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Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea
, known for its large mosque
which until recently was thatched. Population 20,085 (2008 est).
The town is also home to an important Islam
ic group founded by El Hadj Umar Tall in the nineteenth century.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
, known for its large mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
which until recently was thatched. Population 20,085 (2008 est).
The town is also home to an important Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic group founded by El Hadj Umar Tall in the nineteenth century.