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{{short description|Range of similar indigenous architectural styles in West Africa}} [[Image:Great Mosque of Djenné 1.jpg|thumb|230px|The [[Great Mosque of Djenné]] in [[Mali]], the largest mud-brick building in [[sub-Saharan Africa]]<ref name=":242322" />]]'''Sudano-Sahelian architecture''' refers to a range of similar indigenous [[architectural style]]s common to the [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African people]]s of the [[Sahel]] and [[Sudan (region)|Sudanian]] [[grassland]] (geographical) regions of [[West Africa]], south of the [[Sahara]], but north of the fertile [[forest]] regions of the coast. This style is characterized by the use of [[mudbrick]]s and [[adobe]] plaster, with large wooden-log support [[Beam (structure)|beams]] that jut out from the wall face for large buildings such as mosques or palaces. These beams also act as scaffolding for reworking, which is done at regular intervals, and involves the local community.
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