163:
wrapped bulkily in many blankets and stored in large calabash bowls far away in Mecca. Ibrahim decided to consult an old Dhen Zuo man who was a remaining resident of
Zuriyir and he learned of the Mystic stone which was already known as a holy spot to the residents of Zuriyir. Ibrahim went to the Mystic Stone and prayed hard for a Koran to be brought to Larabanga and it is said that his prayers were rewarded when one of the original seven Koran from Mecca was delivered to him from the heavens. This Koran is preserved in the village today by a caretaker and it is brought out for special prayers each year during the Fire Festival when the new Muslim calendar year is celebrated. Many people converge at Larabanga from far and wide to attend these readings outside the ancient mosque.
173:
Ndewura Hakpa was having trouble conquering Kango, an ancient town in what is present day Cote de Ivoire, and so
Ibrahim and Fatawu Murkpe wrote some charms which allowed the Gonjas to conquer Kango. This made the Gonjas so happy with the Kamaras that they were given a special place in Gonja administration. Today, Kamaras continue to play a special religious role in Gonja administration where they are often called to assist the Gonjas as administrators of Islamic law, prayer leaders and conflict mediators. Furthermore, even today, when the Gonjas greet the Kamara people they add "Kongote" to their greeting which means 'Kango is finished,' to refer to the Kamara's role in the conquest of Kango.
180:
he could settle anywhere on the conquered lands. Ibrahim was at Mystic Stone offering some prayers when he took a spear and threw it high into the sky, declaring that wherever it should land would become his home. The spear landed on the high fertile ground at "Zuriyir," a place that had been settled by the Dhen Zuo people and later abandoned by previous invaders from the north. "Yirikpani" or "the landing of the spear," is the name still used within
Larabanga to describe the section of its community living around the mosque. Ibrahim then took a wife from the Mamprusi region just north of Mole National Park and their descendants became the people who make up the community of Larabanga today.
43:
238:
99:
179:
Ndewura Jakpa met his death by a spear in a battle after he crossed the White Volta river against the advice of
Ibrahim, which is why still today the Gonja lands end at the White Volta river. As Ndewura Jakpa was dying he told Ibrahim, who was too old to travel back to his home in Saudi Arabia, that
172:
The leader of the Gonjas, Ndewura Jakpa, called the first
Kamaras to Ghana because he was attempting to conquer the vast lands but was facing great difficulties. Ibrahim and another Kamara, by the name of Fatawu Murkpe, were called to spiritually assist Ndewura Jakpa in his fight. Specifically,
162:
After
Ndewura Jakpa died, and Ibrahim decided to remain in the Gonja kingdom, he realized that as an Islamic spiritual leader, or Imam, he needed a Koran. At this time there were only seven korans in existence, all of them written by hand and bound into no less than sixty Hinzibs each and kept
805:{{Information |Description={{en|1=The Famous Larabanga Mosque The Larabanga mosque is one of the oldest mosques in West Africa and is the oldest mosque in Ghana. Story of the Larabanga Mosque After Ndewura Jakpa died, and Ibrahim decided to remain
788:
199:
872:
521:
485:
449:
413:
1204:
1085:
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
733:
65:
61:
57:
53:
47:
829:
110:
683:
649:
612:
578:
541:
505:
469:
397:
376:
369:
354:
341:
78:
433:
314:
297:
717:
1042:
902:
1107:
1088:
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
815:
The following pages on the
English Knowledge (XXG) use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
798:
1270:
361:
155:
The
Larabanga mosque is one of the oldest mosques in West Africa and is the oldest mosque in Ghana.
1298:
1022:
917:
118:
873:
Saylor.org's
Ancient Civilizations of the World/Islamic Invasions and Expansion in Africa
245:
1097:
1062:
824:
1052:
787:
782:
69:
42:
1382:
1288:
1252:
1114:
105:
1392:
1154:
1316:
1134:
819:
1072:
962:
957:
1124:
967:
260:, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
1043:
Wikidata:WikiProject
Country subdivision/Ghana/L1 (Regions of Ghana)
755:
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
1012:
892:
882:
243:
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the
912:
414:
copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder
232:
93:
982:
922:
847:
977:
947:
927:
852:
252:
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
918:
Liste de l'observatoire mondial des monuments (2002)
937:
450:
released into the public domain by the copyright holder
1037:
1002:
992:
862:
83:(1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 494 KB, MIME type:
1032:
137:
117:
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.
362:https://commons.wikimedia.org/user:Haruna_Mohammed
98:
8:
1090:
757:
277:
256:I grant anyone the right to use this work
212:
169:The arrival of the first Kamaras to Ghana
840:The following other wikis use this file:
1401:
1390:
1380:
1372:
1364:
1356:
1348:
1340:
1332:
1324:
1314:
1306:
1296:
1286:
1278:
1268:
1260:
1250:
1242:
1221:
1213:
1202:
1194:
1186:
1178:
1170:
1162:
1151:
1143:
1132:
1122:
1112:
1102:
817:
731:
715:
697:
681:
663:
647:
626:
610:
592:
576:
555:
539:
519:
503:
483:
467:
447:
431:
411:
395:
328:
312:
295:
292:
273:
266:
1092:
237:
7:
746:
1083:
286:
280:
147:
130:
76:
954:Usage on incubator.wikimedia.org
285:
1145:Date and time of data generation
271:
236:
97:
31:
21:
268:
148:
14:
1053:Oníṣe:GerardM/Regions of Ghana
267:
158:Story of the Larabanga Mosque
26:
1:
1303:Flash did not fire, auto mode
1073:User:GerardM/Regions of Ghana
830:User:GerardM/Regions of Ghana
522:original creation by uploader
36:
293:Items portrayed in this file
153:The Famous Larabanga Mosque
1342:Focal plane resolution unit
1215:Date and time of digitizing
974:Usage on kus.wikipedia.org
934:Usage on gpe.wikipedia.org
889:Usage on fat.wikipedia.org
844:Usage on dag.wikipedia.org
1423:
1353:One-chip color area sensor
1308:Supported Flashpix version
1069:Usage on zu.wikipedia.org
1059:Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
1049:Usage on yo.wikipedia.org
1029:Usage on www.wikidata.org
1019:Usage on ur.wikipedia.org
1009:Usage on sw.wikipedia.org
999:Usage on no.wikipedia.org
989:Usage on ms.wikipedia.org
944:Usage on ha.wikipedia.org
909:Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
899:Usage on fa.wikipedia.org
879:Usage on es.wikipedia.org
869:Usage on en.wikibooks.org
859:Usage on da.wikipedia.org
177:The settling of Larabanga
1223:Meaning of each component
1188:File change date and time
747:
249:. This applies worldwide.
189:
16:
1334:Focal plane Y resolution
1326:Focal plane X resolution
270:
104:This is a file from the
1366:Custom image processing
1108:Canon PowerShot A570 IS
804:
783:13:38, 17 February 2010
486:Canon PowerShot A570 IS
195:
185:
166:THE STORY OF LARABANGA
140:
108:. Information from its
1244:Image compression mode
1218:13:43, 8 February 2010
1191:13:43, 8 February 2010
1148:13:43, 8 February 2010
963:Wp/kus/Savannah Region
958:Wp/mos/Savannah Region
143:Larabanga Mosque05.jpg
111:description page there
46:Size of this preview:
1280:Maximum land aperture
1172:Horizontal resolution
1013:Uislamu barani Afrika
968:Wp/kus/Savanna Region
1361:Digital still camera
70:1,600 × 1,200 pixels
1283:3.625 APEX (f/3.51)
1196:Y and C positioning
1180:Vertical resolution
1094:Camera manufacturer
913:Religion en Afrique
52:Other resolutions:
1403:Scene capture type
1387:Auto white balance
370:Wikimedia username
342:author name string
66:1,280 × 960 pixels
62:1,024 × 768 pixels
1410:
1409:
1119:1/500 sec (0.002)
836:Global file usage
808:
434:copyright license
279:
265:
264:
253:
231:
230:
205:
204:
126:
125:
106:Wikimedia Commons
32:Global file usage
1414:
1337:7,100.5917159763
1329:7,111.1111111111
1091:
923:Islam en Afrique
883:Región de Sabana
795:
631:
560:
398:copyright status
379:
374:
364:
359:
349:
346:
251:
240:
239:
233:
227:
224:
221:
218:
213:
191:
152:
144:
138:
122:
101:
100:
94:
88:
86:
73:
58:640 × 480 pixels
54:320 × 240 pixels
48:800 × 600 pixels
1422:
1421:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1412:
1411:
1079:
983:Savannah Region
948:Yankin Savannah
928:Savannah Region
893:Savannah Mantɔw
848:Savannah Region
834:
825:Savannah Region
816:
809:
801:
800:Haruna Mohammed
793:
749:
748:
745:
744:
743:
742:
741:
740:
739:
738:
736:
724:
723:
722:
720:
709:
708:
707:
706:
705:
704:
703:
702:
700:
690:
689:
688:
686:
675:
674:
673:
672:
671:
670:
669:
668:
666:
656:
655:
654:
652:
641:
640:
639:
638:
637:
636:
635:
634:
632:
629:
619:
618:
617:
615:
604:
603:
602:
601:
600:
599:
598:
597:
595:
585:
584:
583:
581:
570:
569:
568:
567:
566:
565:
564:
563:
561:
558:
548:
547:
546:
544:
533:
532:
531:
530:
529:
528:
527:
526:
524:
512:
511:
510:
508:
497:
496:
495:
494:
493:
492:
491:
490:
488:
476:
475:
474:
472:
461:
460:
459:
458:
457:
456:
455:
454:
452:
440:
439:
438:
436:
425:
424:
423:
422:
421:
420:
419:
418:
416:
404:
403:
402:
400:
389:
388:
387:
386:
385:
384:
383:
382:
381:
380:
377:Haruna Mohammed
375:
372:
366:
365:
360:
357:
351:
350:
348:Haruna Mohammed
347:
344:
335:
334:
333:
331:
321:
320:
319:
317:
306:
305:
304:
303:
302:
300:
284:
283:
282:
258:for any purpose
225:
222:
219:
216:
211:
206:
200:Haruna Mohammed
181:
142:
135:
128:
127:
116:
115:
114:is shown below.
90:
84:
82:
75:
74:
51:
12:
11:
5:
1420:
1418:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1400:
1399:
1396:
1389:
1388:
1385:
1379:
1378:
1375:
1371:
1370:
1369:Normal process
1367:
1363:
1362:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1350:Sensing method
1347:
1346:
1343:
1339:
1338:
1335:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1313:
1312:
1309:
1305:
1304:
1301:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1285:
1284:
1281:
1277:
1276:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1258:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1245:
1241:
1240:
1239:
1238:
1237:does not exist
1235:
1232:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1208:
1201:
1200:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1168:
1165:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1150:
1149:
1146:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1131:
1130:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1082:
1078:
1077:
1076:
1075:
1067:
1066:
1065:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1027:
1026:
1025:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1007:
1006:
1005:
997:
996:
995:
987:
986:
985:
980:
978:Savanna Region
972:
971:
970:
965:
960:
952:
951:
950:
942:
941:
940:
932:
931:
930:
925:
920:
915:
907:
906:
905:
897:
896:
895:
887:
886:
885:
877:
876:
875:
867:
866:
865:
857:
856:
855:
850:
838:
837:
833:
832:
827:
822:
814:
813:
812:
807:
806:
803:
799:
796:
792:1,600 × 1,200
790:
785:
780:
776:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
760:
753:
752:
737:
732:
730:
729:
728:
727:
726:
725:
721:
716:
714:
713:
712:
711:
710:
701:
698:
696:
695:
694:
693:
692:
691:
687:
682:
680:
679:
678:
677:
676:
667:
664:
662:
661:
660:
659:
658:
657:
653:
648:
646:
645:
644:
643:
642:
633:
627:
625:
624:
623:
622:
621:
620:
616:
611:
609:
608:
607:
606:
605:
596:
593:
591:
590:
589:
588:
587:
586:
582:
577:
575:
574:
573:
572:
571:
562:
556:
554:
553:
552:
551:
550:
549:
545:
540:
538:
537:
536:
535:
534:
525:
520:
518:
517:
516:
515:
514:
513:
509:
506:source of file
504:
502:
501:
500:
499:
498:
489:
484:
482:
481:
480:
479:
478:
477:
473:
468:
466:
465:
464:
463:
462:
453:
448:
446:
445:
444:
443:
442:
441:
437:
432:
430:
429:
428:
427:
426:
417:
412:
410:
409:
408:
407:
406:
405:
401:
396:
394:
393:
392:
391:
390:
368:
367:
353:
352:
340:
339:
338:
337:
336:
332:
329:
327:
326:
325:
324:
323:
322:
318:
313:
311:
310:
309:
308:
307:
301:
296:
294:
291:
290:
289:
288:
287:
276:
275:
272:
269:
263:
262:
241:
229:
228:
210:
207:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
145:
136:
134:
131:
129:
124:
123:
102:
92:
91:
45:
41:
40:
39:
34:
29:
24:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1419:
1405:
1402:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1386:
1384:
1383:White balance
1381:
1377:Auto exposure
1376:
1374:Exposure mode
1373:
1368:
1365:
1360:
1357:
1352:
1349:
1344:
1341:
1336:
1333:
1328:
1325:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1310:
1307:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1292:
1290:
1289:Metering mode
1287:
1282:
1279:
1274:
1272:
1271:Exposure bias
1269:
1264:
1262:APEX aperture
1261:
1256:
1254:
1253:Shutter speed
1251:
1246:
1243:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1222:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1198:
1195:
1190:
1187:
1182:
1179:
1174:
1171:
1166:
1163:
1158:
1156:
1152:
1147:
1144:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1118:
1116:
1115:Exposure time
1113:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1080:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1061:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1001:
1000:
998:
994:
991:
990:
988:
984:
981:
979:
976:
975:
973:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
955:
953:
949:
946:
945:
943:
939:
936:
935:
933:
929:
926:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
910:
908:
904:
901:
900:
898:
894:
891:
890:
888:
884:
881:
880:
878:
874:
871:
870:
868:
864:
861:
860:
858:
854:
851:
849:
846:
845:
843:
842:
841:
835:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
810:
802:
797:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
778:
777:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
759:
758:
756:
750:
735:
719:
685:
651:
614:
580:
543:
542:exposure time
523:
507:
487:
471:
470:captured with
451:
435:
415:
399:
378:
371:
363:
356:
343:
316:
299:
261:
259:
254:
250:
248:
247:
246:public domain
242:
235:
234:
220:Public domain
217:Public domain
215:
214:
208:
201:
198:
194:
188:
184:
178:
176:
174:
170:
167:
164:
161:
159:
156:
151:
146:
139:
132:
120:
113:
112:
107:
103:
96:
95:
89:
80:
79:Original file
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
49:
44:
38:
35:
33:
30:
28:
25:
23:
20:
18:
15:
1393:Digital zoom
1155:focal length
1104:Camera model
1087:
1084:
903:منطقه ساوانا
839:
754:
751:File history
613:focal length
257:
255:
244:
175:
171:
168:
165:
160:
157:
154:
149:
119:You can help
109:
77:
22:File history
1358:File source
1317:Color space
1164:Orientation
718:instance of
141:Description
811:File usage
768:Dimensions
734:photograph
699:image/jpeg
684:media type
630:millimetre
330:some value
85:image/jpeg
27:File usage
1135:ISO speed
1038:Q60764352
1023:لارابانگا
1003:Larabanga
993:Larabanga
938:Larabanga
863:Larabanga
820:Larabanga
765:Thumbnail
762:Date/Time
650:ISO speed
281:project 2
209:Licensing
150:English:
1406:Standard
1199:Centered
1125:F-number
1081:Metadata
794:(494 KB)
579:f-number
274:Captions
190:Own work
37:Metadata
1293:Pattern
1257:8.96875
1207:version
1183:180 dpi
1175:180 dpi
1033:Q490731
853:Laabaŋa
779:current
774:Comment
315:creator
298:depicts
278:English
133:Summary
81:
1345:inches
1265:5.3125
1167:Normal
1159:9.9 mm
1137:rating
559:second
557:0.002
196:Author
186:Source
1395:ratio
1299:Flash
1153:Lens
1129:f/6.3
1098:Canon
1063:薩凡納大區
226:false
223:false
1321:sRGB
1205:Exif
771:User
628:9.9
17:File
1210:2.2
594:6.3
355:URL
1234:Cr
1231:Cb
1140:80
665:80
373::
358::
345::
68:|
64:|
60:|
56:|
50:.
1398:1
1311:1
1275:0
1247:3
1228:Y
121:.
87:)
72:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
