It is situated on Allée Pape Gueye Fall.

Designed by Moroccan and French architects, Dakar Grand Mosque was opened in 1964 by Hassan II, King of Morocco and Senegalese President Léopold Sédar Senghor.

Richly decorated on the interior and exterior, it is stylistically similar to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat.

Created in 1964 and situated in the enceinte of the Grand Mosque, the Islamic Institute is a public institution under the direction of the Senegalese Minister of Education, dedicated to Islamic research and teaching.

The library of the Institute, named for prince Naef Ben Abdelaziz Al-Saoud was opened 9 October 2004.