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Dakar Grand Mosque
Dakar Grand Mosque (Avenue Allees Papa Gueye Fall, Dakar) – located within walking distance of Dakar’s port area, this mosque (designed by French and Moroccan architects), was opened in 1964 by Moroccan King Hassan II and Senegalese President (and independence figure) Léopold Sédar Senghor. This is one of the most important religious buildings in Senegal, and replicates to some degree the Mosquée Mohammed V in Casablanca. In 2004, the public institute Institut Islamique was opened withint the grounds of the Grand Mosque – dedicated to Islamic research and teachings.