Local favourite mosque · Tanga Region, Tanzania
Answar mosque
Answar mosque is a mosque in Tanga Region, Tanzania.
Answar mosque: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this mosque: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Answar mosque
Season: Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest.
Busiest days: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri packed · Sat light · Sun light.
Visiting Answar mosque: timings and tips
Typical hours: Mosques are open for the daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between them, except Friday midday. These are typical for mosques & dargahs in Tanzania; hours for this mosque are not listed yet. If you know them, post an update.
- Cover shoulders and knees; women usually cover their hair.
- Take off your shoes before the prayer hall.
How to reach Answar mosque — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -5.07696, 39.10087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Answar mosque
- Lighthouse · attraction · Tanga Region · ~4 km · Must-see
- Amboni Caves · cave · Tanga Region · ~7 km · Must-see
- Majengo/Nagmiani Kati Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Chumbageni/ Majengo/ Central Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Clock Tower 1901 · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Charcoal seller · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Majiko ya mkaa · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Chumbageni/ Central Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Askari Monument · fort · Tanga Region · ~1 km
- Majongo/Manzange Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~2 km
- Makorora/Msambweni Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~2 km
- Mkorora/ Mizingani Ward Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~2 km
- Msambweni/Mabawa/ Duga/ Mwanzange Border · fort · Tanga Region · ~2 km
- Mkaa · fort · Tanga Region · ~2 km
- Firewood seller · fort · Tanga Region · ~3 km
- Kuni · fort · Tanga Region · ~3 km
- Toten Island (Toteninsel, Kisiwa cha Toten) · river spot · ~3 km
- Tangasisi/ Duga/ Mabawa Ward · fort · Tanga Region · ~4 km
Other mosques & dargahs near Answar mosque
- Masjid Kinondo · dargah · Kwale · ~114 km
- Kongo Mosque · dargah · Kwale · ~133 km
- Burhani · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- Mosque Street no. 9 · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- Muslim · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- masjid_ · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- Msikiti wa asad · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- masjid riyadha · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- Mosquito · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
- madrasatul madina · dargah · Tanga Region · ~0 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Answar mosque?
Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the timings of Answar mosque?
Hours for Answar mosque are not published here. Typical for mosques & dargahs in Tanzania: Mosques are open for the daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between them, except Friday midday. Check locally before a long trip, or see the latest visitor report on this page.
What are the places to visit near Answar mosque?
Nearby: Lighthouse (attraction, 4 km), Amboni Caves (cave, 7 km), Majengo/Nagmiani Kati Ward Border (fort, 1 km), Chumbageni/ Majengo/ Central Ward Border (fort, 1 km), Clock Tower 1901 (fort, 1 km), Charcoal seller (fort, 1 km).