Northern Factors in Asante History

Emmanuel Akyeampong

Tijaniyya Mosque at Aboabo

Tijaniyya Mosque at Aboabo
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A prominent Tijaniyya Mosque in Aboabo, a zongo (strangers' quarter) in Kumasi with heavy northern/Muslim settlement. The spread of Tijaniyya in Ghana on a large scale has been a twentieth-century phenomenon.

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Tijaniyya Mosque at Aboabo
Tijaniyya Mosque at Aboabo
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Creator: Akyeampong, Emmanuel
Description: A prominent Tijaniyya Mosque in Aboabo, a zongo (strangers' quarter) in Kumasi with heavy northern/Muslim settlement. The spread of Tijaniyya in Ghana on a large scale has been a twentieth-century phenomenon.
Date: 2006
Date Range: 2000-2009
Location: Aboabo, Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Format: Image/jpeg
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Contributing Institution: Emmanuel Akyeampong; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Digitizer: Emmanuel Akyeampong