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Patrimoine & Culture
Mémorial musulman
📍 Douaumont-Vaux, Meuse
· 55100 Douaumont-Vaux
À propos
Due to ash chalarosis (a disease caused by a microscopic parasitic fungus), certain trees and branches in the Forêt d?Exception® de Verdun are weakened and present a risk of falling. For safety reasons, this site should be avoided. For further information, visit www.tourisme-verdun.com
The Muslim Monument is a World Heritage Site
The Moorish-style monument was inaugurated in 2006. It faces the 592-burial Muslim square at the Nécropole Nationale de Fleury, in front of Douaumont, which contains 16,142 graves.
Nearly 600,000 riflemen, goumiers and spahis from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar served in French uniform during the Great War, including 70,000 Muslims, 28,000 of whom would never recover.
The Muslim Monument is a World Heritage Site
The Moorish-style monument was inaugurated in 2006. It faces the 592-burial Muslim square at the Nécropole Nationale de Fleury, in front of Douaumont, which contains 16,142 graves.
Nearly 600,000 riflemen, goumiers and spahis from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar served in French uniform during the Great War, including 70,000 Muslims, 28,000 of whom would never recover.
