Great Mosque of Touba

Great Mosque of Touba
الجامع الكبير في توبا Grande Mosquée de Touba
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Touba, Diourbel, Senegal
Shown within Senegal
Geographic coordinates	14°51′47.2″N 15°52′31.7″W / 14.863111°N 15.875472°W / 14.863111; -15.875472
Architecture
Type	mosque
Capacity	7,000 worshippers

The Great Mosque of Touba (Arabic: الجامع الكبير في توبا, French: Grande Mosquée de Touba) is a mosque in Touba, Senegal. It was founded by Ahmad Bamba in 1887 and completed in 1963. Bamba died in 1927 and was interred inside the mosque.^[1] Since his death the mosque has been controlled by his family. It is the largest building in the city and one of the largest mosques in Africa, with a capacity of 7,000.^[1] It is the site of a pilgrimage, the Grand Magal of Touba.

It is the home of the Mouride Brotherhood, a Sufi order, thus making it important to that order.^{[citation needed]}