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Shitta-Bey Mosque

Shitta-Bey Mosque is a mosque, religious learning centre and one of the oldest mosques in Southern Nigeria and the first internationally recognised mosque in Nigeria. The mosque is located at Martins Ereko Street, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was established in 1892 and designated as National monument by Nigerian Commission for Museums and Monuments in 2013. The mosque, considered one of the most important historical legacies of Nigeria, Shitta-Bey Mosque was named after its founder Sierra Leonean-born Nigerian, Mohammed Shitta Bey, who was an aristocrat, philanthropist and businessman.

History
The construction of the mosque started in 1891 and was financed by Mohammed Shitta Bey, a businessman and philanthropist, son of Sierra Leone-born parents of Yoruba descent. A Brazilian architect João Baptista da Costa oversaw the construction which was done with tile-work depicting the Afro-Brazilian architecture. == Gallery of Shitta-Bey Mosque ==
Gallery of Shitta-Bey Mosque
File:1894 Shitta.jpg|Mohammed Shitta Bey at the opening of Shitta-Bey Mosque (dressed in white, standing left of centre at the back) File:Shitta-Bey Mosque.jpg|Shitta-Bey Mosque on a postcard File:ASC Leiden - NSAG - van Dis 5 - 021 - A group of men and children on a street curb near a textile shop - Lagos, Nigeria - February 14, 1962.tif|Shitta-Bey Mosque in 1962 File:Shitta Bey Mosque, Lagos Island, Lagos.jpg|The Mosque in 2024 == Bibliography ==
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