Even after more than 60 years of French colonization that ended in 1960, the area is remarkably untouched by outside influence.

Thus, when the village decided to build a Friday mosque in which everyone could gather for prayers, they chose to use traditional methods.

[1] The mosque was constructed in the indigenous Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, specifically the Tubali substyle used primarily by the Hausa people.

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