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Sufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in Touba
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Sufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in ToubaSufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in Touba

Sufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in Touba is a geographical study of the modern Muslim holy city of Touba in Senegal, capital of the Mouride Sufi order. Touba was founded in 1887 by a Sufi shaykh in a moment of mystic illumination. Since the death of the founder in 1927, the Mouride order has designed and built the entire city. Touba is named for Tuba, the "Tree of Paradise" of Islamic tradition. 
 
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Tags: Touba, Urban, Islamic, order, Mouride, Archetypes, Design