The Old Friday Mosque or also known as the Male Friday Mosque is one of the oldest and most ancient mosques in the city of Male, and the mosque is characterized by its distinctive Islamic decorations and inscriptions. The mosque was built in 1658 AD and the minaret adjacent to it in 1675 AD, which is one of the oldest buildings in Mali today. In addition to being a center of worship with a long history in the city, it also has great cultural and historical importance in the Maldives and bears witness to the skills of Maldivian craftsmen at the time, who excelled in building the mosque with interlocking coral blocks decorated with intricate coral inscriptions, and the ceiling is supported by cut coral columns and its vaulted ceiling Decorated with golden phrases, its interiors contain masterpieces of traditional Maldivian woodcarving and varnish.