Back العمارة السودانية الساحلية Arabic Судан-Сәхил архитектураһы Bashkir Arquitectura sudanesa Spanish معماری سودانی-ساحلی Persian Architecture soudanaise French Architettura del Sahel Italian Seni bina Sudan-Sahel Malay Sahel-Soedanese architectuur Dutch سوڈانی ساحل فن تعمیر PNB Arquitetura do Sahel Ocidental Portuguese

Sudano-Sahelian architecture

The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, the largest mud-brick building in sub-Saharan Africa[1]

Sudano-Sahelian architecture refers to a range of similar indigenous architectural styles common to the African peoples of the Sahel and Sudanian grassland (geographical) regions of West Africa, south of the Sahara, but north of the fertile forest regions of the coast.

This style is characterized by the use of mudbricks and adobe plaster, with large wooden-log support beams that jut out from the wall face for large buildings such as mosques or palaces. These beams also act as scaffolding for reworking, which is done at regular intervals, and involves the local community.

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