Tsingoni Explained

Tsingoni
Commune Status:Commune
Map:Locator map of Tsingoni 2018.png
Map Caption:Location of the commune (in red) within Mayotte
Canton:Tsingoni
Insee:97617
Postal Code:97680
Mayor:Hamada Issilamou[1]
Term:2023 - 2026
Coordinates:-12.7858°N 45.1113°W
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:477
Area Km2:34.76
Population:13934
Population Date:2017
Population Footnotes:[2]

Tsingoni (in French pronounced as /tsiŋɡɔni/) is a commune in the French overseas department of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean.

Mosque

Tsingoni Mosque, originally built in 1538, is the oldest active mosque in France.[3] It is a listed monument since 2015.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3291775?sommaire=2120838 Populations légales de Mayotte en 2017
  3. Web site: fr . Martial . Pauly . 10 February 2011 . 10 June 2017 . La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France) . Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien.