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Sankore Madrasah

ancient center of learning in Timbuktu, Mali
Organization university Q1265294

Facts

16 properties

Identity

Instance of
university, mosque[5]

Status and dates

Inception
988[13]

Location

Country
Mali[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 16.776°, -3.006°[14]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Timbuktu[3]

Industry and activity

Has use
mosque[11]

Relations

Part of
Timbuktu, University of Timbuktu[9][10]
Has part(s)
courtyard[12]
More facts +8
Religion or worldview
Islam[2]
Architectural style
Sudano-Sahelian architecture[6]
Has part(s) of the class
minaret[17]
Heritage designation
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[16]
Made from material
mudbrick[8]
Manufacturer
Mansa Musa[7]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Told Cities, Whindanger[18][19]
Shape
square[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en University of Sankore en Sankoré Masjid en Sankore Masjid en Sankore Madrasah en Sankoré Madrasah en University of Sankoré ar جامعة سانكوري ar جامع السنكوري ar جامع تمبكتو الكبير ar جامع سنكوري ar مسجد سنغور cs Univerzita Timbuktu cs Univerzita Sankoré cs Sankoré Masdžíd cs Madrasa Sankoré es Madrasa de Sankore es Medersa Sankore es Mezquita de Sankore es Sankore fr Médersa Sankore
🔖 Identifiers · 7
VIAF cluster ID
236631426
GND ID
7759903-2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sankore Moske Timboektoe.JPG ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Sankore-mosque
Freebase ID
/m/04qxv5
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
425925
OpenStreetMap relation ID
7500203

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
university, mosque
Part of 2
Timbuktu, University of Timbuktu
Architectural style 1
Sudano-Sahelian architecture
Country 1
Mali
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Timbuktu
Manufacturer 1
Mansa Musa
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Summary

Sankore Madrasah is a university[1].

Body

Identity

Part of include Timbuktu[9], a city[20], in Mali[21] and University of Timbuktu[10], a university[22], in Mali[23].

Related Entities

Mali Mansa Musa Timbuktu university University of Timbuktu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Islam
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Religion or worldview: Islam"
  2. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shape → square
    Has use → mosque
    Has part(s) of the class → minaret
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Shape: square, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  3. 8w ago · Ibrohim tijani · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Sankore Mosque
    On focus list of wikimedia project → —
    VIAF cluster ID → 236631426
    Freebase id → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Made from material: mudbrick"
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