| Saudi Mosque | |
|---|---|
جامع المدينة المنورة | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
  Shown within Mauritania | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°5′24″N 15°58′32″W / 18.09000°N 15.97556°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
Saudi Mosque (Arabic: جامع المدينة المنورة) is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.[1]
The mosque was built by Saudi money.[2]
For several decades, Bouddah Ould Bousseyri had been imam of the Saudi Mosque, he was a close associate of the Mauritanian regime and a supporter of Sunni Islam and a very influential figure in the apolitical Islamist camp.[2][3]
The current imam, Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet, is a thinker of politicized salafism and a supporter of state authority.[4][5]
- ^ "Saudi Mosque" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b "The Challenge of Radical Islam in Mauritania". Terrorism Monitor Volume: 3 Issue: 19 by The Jamestown Foundation. 2005-10-07. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "L'islamisme en Mauritanie - Islamism in North Africa IV: The Islamist Challenge in Mauritania Threat or Scapegoat" (PDF). International Crisis Group. 2005-05-11. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "L'Arabie Saoudite suspend ses opérations avec Deddew, remplacé par un Erudit mauritanien". CRIDEM (Carrefour de la République Islamique DE Mauritanie). 2016-01-02.
- ^ "Purist Salafism in the Sahel and Its Jihadist Position". Al Jazeera Center for Studies. 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2016-06-16.