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21. Abuja National Mosque
Nigeria's national mosque on Independence Avenue, completed in the mid-1980s with two domes and four minarets, and open to non-Muslims outside congregational prayers.
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22. Al-Attarine Madrasa
A small Marinid madrasa built between 1323 and 1325 beside the Qarawiyyin, often admired for the density and quality of its tile, stucco and cedar decoration.
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23. Black Star Square (Independence Square)
Ghana's monumental parade ground, completed in 1961, with the Independence Arch, the Black Star Gate and stands for about 30,000 people beside Independence Avenue.
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24. Campaign Against Genocide Museum
A museum in Rwanda's parliament building telling how RPA forces stationed there in 1994 fought to stop the genocide, with outdoor bunkers and monuments.
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25. Christuskirche
Windhoek's best-known landmark, a sandstone Lutheran church consecrated in 1910, standing on a traffic island on Robert Mugabe Avenue opposite the Tintenpalast.
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26. Constitution Hill
Constitution Hill is a former prison complex in Braamfontein, now a museum and home of South Africa's Constitutional Court, where Mandela, Gandhi and many activists were held.
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27. Freedom Park
Freedom Park is a memorial and arts park on the site of the colonial Broad Street Prison on Lagos Island, opened in 2010 and used for concerts, plays and festivals.
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28. Giraffe Centre
Conservation centre in Lang'ata where visitors hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform and learn about AFEW Kenya's breeding and education work.
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29. Grand Egyptian Museum
The vast new museum near the Giza pyramids, home to more than 100,000 artefacts including the complete Tutankhamun collection and Khufu's ancient boats.
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30. Maison des Esclaves
Late 18th-century house on Gorée, a museum since 1962 and home of the Door of No Return, the island's best-known memorial to the Atlantic slave trade.
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31. Medina of Tunis
The walled old city of Tunis, founded in 698 around the Zitouna Mosque and listed by UNESCO, with around 700 monuments, souks and palaces.
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32. Mohammed V Square
Casablanca's grand administrative square, laid out from 1916 and framed by Mauresque public buildings, a renovated plaza and the Grand Théâtre de Casablanca.
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33. Moses Mabhida Stadium
Built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Moses Mabhida Stadium is Durban's best-known modern landmark, with a 105-metre arch spanning its roof and adventure activities on top.
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34. Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech
A museum devoted to the couturier Yves Saint Laurent, opened in 2017 beside the Jardin Majorelle, with a permanent collection hall, temporary exhibitions, a library and an auditorium.
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35. Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)
A square, battlemented Omani fort on the Stone Town seafront, now a cultural centre with craft shops, an open-air amphitheatre and the main festival venue.
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36. Robben Island Museum
Ferries from the V&A Waterfront take visitors to Robben Island, the UNESCO-listed former prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in jail.
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37. Uganda National Mosque
Kampala's national mosque on Old Kampala Hill, completed with Libyan funding in 2006, where visitors climb a 50-metre minaret for 360-degree views over the city.
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38. Unity Park
Park inside the National Palace compound, opened in 2019, combining Emperor Menelik's palace complex, historic artefacts, a zoo, gardens, cafes and shops.
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39. Valley of the Kings
The desert valley on Luxor's West Bank where New Kingdom pharaohs were buried in painted rock-cut tombs, including the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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40. Village Museum (Kijiji cha Makumbusho)
An open-air museum founded in 1967 north of the centre, with more than 30 traditional Tanzanian houses, craft stalls, music and dance, and a restaurant.
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