The property is characterised by the intensive and remarkable use of earth specifically in its architecture. The outstanding mosque of great monumental and religious value is an outstanding example of ...

a key ritual that maintains the integrity of the Great Mosque of Djenne in the center of the country.

Nearly all of the buildings in the town, including the Great Mosque, are made from sun-baked earthen bricks, which are coated with mud plaster from the river. The adobe bricks are made on the ...