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Date: c.1825 Type: Mosque Style: Cape Georgian : Vernacular Status: Extant Street: Long Street   Click to view large map Coordinates: 33°55'29.34" S 18°25'00.53" E Alt: 32m

Also known as the Jan van Bougies Mosque or the Dadelboom Mosque. Recognized as the second oldest mosque at the Cape, after the Auwal Mosque. The house acquired mosque status from its use by the freed slave Jan van Bougies, for whom it was named, as a 'Langar' or Prayer Room. It is a treasured heritage of the Cape Muslim community, as it symbolizes the establishment of the Islamic faith at the Cape. See also Wikipedia. References: Cohen, Ronald & van Graan, Andre. 2015. Cape Town : a study in watercolours. Cape Town: Fernwood Press. pg [5] Davids, Achmat. 1980. The Mosques of Bo-Kaap - A social history of Islam at the Cape. Athlone, Cape: The South African Institute of Arabic and Islamic Research. pg 21, 41, 51, 54, 56, 101, 105, 114-126, 138, 142, 157 Martin, Desmond. 2007. Walking Long Street. Cape Town: Struik. pg 74 ill., 75 Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 259 Item 76.2 Townsend, Lesley & Townsend, Stephen . 1977. Bokaap ... Faces and Facades . Cape Town: HB Timmins. pg 12