Somali Architecture Thread

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Fakr ad-Din Mosque
Masjid Fakhr al-Din, is the oldest mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia. It is located in Hamar Weyne (literally "Old Hamar"), the oldest part of the city. It is believed to be the 7th oldest mosque in Africa.

 

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[IftiinOfLife]

True but if we were to adopt foreign influence, I would say a mixture of Italian, Arabic and Persian architecture.

Let's just build homes in the most environmentally and economically efficient ways possible for our region.

For example, I study african architecture, part time as a hobby, and I really want to implement this to lower the cost of air conditioning back home Homes by Iftiin coming soon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher

Windcatchers were used in traditional ancient Egyptian architecture. A painting depicting such a device has been found at the Pharaonic house of Neb-Ammun, Egypt, which dates from the 19th Dynasty, c. 1300 BC (British Museum).In Egypt the windcatchers are known as malqaf pl. malaaqef

 

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[Lord of Warshiekh]

I like these types of houses. The white colour matches well with the navy ocean.

Annoying fobs paint their flats blue and orange that ruin the landscape

 

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[Timo Jareer and proud]

Love how each house was aligned row by row and neatly. If you analyse it, you can see that the houses in the back were larges and windowed, were they the homes of officials/the rulers?

Can any somali history specialist answer this?

Also,
View attachment 84444This is very Iconic of Somalia but was it Italian Built?

no it was built by the Ajuuran Sultanate in the middle ages.

 

[Lord of Warshiekh]

no it was built by the Ajuuran Sultanate in the middle ages.

Are you sure?

 

[Lord of Warshiekh]

Masjid Al Qiblatayn- Two minarets , one facing Jerusalem, and one facing Mecca.

In Zeila.

 

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[Timo Jareer and proud]

 

[Lord of Warshiekh]

One THICK individual;

We need Archeologists at Laas geel.

 

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[Timo Jareer and proud]

 

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[Timo Jareer and proud]

Are you sure?

yes I'm 100% sure. It was not built by colonialists or any time past 1700

 

[Lord of Warshiekh]

yes I'm 100% sure. It was not built by colonialists or any time past 1700

Then why was it in tip-top condition?

 

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Daljirka Dahson: Mogadishu Monument of the Unknown Soldier.

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Ruined town, Awdal.

Tomb of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Al Kaweyn protected by Eidgalle Clan, Woqooyi Galbeed

looted items, Awdal