Universitetet i Sankore

moské · 988 · Timbuktu, ML

Universitetet i Sankore (Timbuktu, Mali) dates from AD 988. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Middle Ages’ in this site’s history of architecture.

It is 15 metres high. The building materials include mudbrick. The building is protected as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One other building on this site lies within 25 kilometres: Djingareybermoskén, 677 m away.