The Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu is a Sunni center of learning linked to the historical University of Timbuktu. The article credits Mansa Musa with its creation in 1325, while the infobox gives 1327 as the completion date. The design is traditionally credited to the Andalusi scholar Abu Ishaq al-Sahili, who reportedly received 12,000 mithkals of gold dust. Recent analyses reject his influence, and J. O. Hunwick found his role was organizational rather than structural.
The article calls the style Sudano-Sahelian. It is built almost entirely of earth mixed with fiber, straw and wood. It has three inner courts, two minarets, twenty-five rows of pillars and space for 2,000 worshippers.
Askia Dawud began a renovation in 1570. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture led a restoration from 2006. A stampede during Mawlid on February 26, 2010 killed around 26 people. In 2012, Ansar Dine destroyed two tombs at the mosque.
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