ABAWAG MOSQUE
Read moreIt is the place of the Martyrs, where, in the sixteenth century, Saint Abayazid was born, who proclaimed freedom to all the convicts who came to a piquet planted in his place. This was where many of the cultivated personalities of Agadez were massacred by the French relief column from Zinder on 3 March 1917 to release the military post of Kaossen headquarters. Abayazid is buried in the mausoleum called albamban, a white dome construction in Coupole cemetery adjoining the airstrip, visible from the terrace of Azel Hostel.
LARGE MOSQUE
Read moreModern North African building (financed by Libya), on a huge esplanade in the north of the city, an active place of worship during the major religious festivals. Just take a look.