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Tomb of Seydina Mouhammadou Limamou Laye

Who rests here

Saints · died 1328 AH · Yoff

Seydina Limamou Laye founded the Layene order among the Lebou people of Senegal, proclaiming himself the Mahdi in 1884. He died on the night of 14 Shawwal 1328 (1909) and was buried at Yoff (Dakar), on the seaside Diamalaye ground. His white mausoleum is part of the Layene mosque-and-mausoleum complex.

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How to get there

Located in: Yoff

Coordinates: 14.76109, -17.46898

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000437 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.