Touba

Touba is in Central Senegal.

The Great Mosque of Touba

Understand

Touba is the destination for the Grand Magal, an annual religious pilgrimage observed by Mouride Brotherhood, one of the four Islamic Sufi orders (tariqa) in Senegal. Annually, up to three million people participate in pilgrimage.

Get in

While there is no scheduled passenger railway service to Touba as of 2024, there has been seasonal services transporting pilgrims to the Grand Magal.

  • 🌍 Touba railway station (Gare de Touba). (updated Jan 2025)

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See

  • 🌍 Great Mosque of Touba. Largest mosque in Touba and spiritual home of the Mouride brotherhood, the major Sufi order in Senegal. Construction of the mosque started in 1887 but not completed until 1963. Within the mosque's compounds are shrines as well as a large Islamic library. (updated Jan 2025)

Do

  • Grand Magal of Touba. (updated Oct 2018)

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