| Saudi Mosque | |
| Native Name: | جامع المدينة المنورة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Map Type: | Mauritania |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 18.09°N -15.9756°W |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Location: | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Architecture Type: | mosque |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
Saudi Mosque (Arabic: 1=جامع المدينة المنورة) is a mosque in Nouakchott, Mauritania. It is located southwest of the Presidential Palace and immediately west of the Chamber of Commerce.The mosque was built by Saudi money.[1]
For several decades, Bouddah Ould Bousseyri had been imam of the Saudi Mosque, he was a close associate of the Mauritanian regime and a supporter of Sunni Islam and a very influential figure in the apolitical Islamist camp.[1] [2] The current imam, Ahmedou Ould Lemrabet, is a thinker of politicised salafism and a supporter of state authority.[3] [4]