El Mechouar Mosque

El Mechouar Mosque
مسجد المشور
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
MunicipalityTlemcen
StateTlemcen
CountryAlgeria
El Mechouar Mosque is located in Northern Algeria
El Mechouar Mosque
Shown within Northern Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°52′52″N 1°18′41″W / 34.8812347°N 1.311292°W / 34.8812347; -1.311292
Architecture
Typemosque

Mechouar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المشور) is a historic mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque is a part of the historic Mechouar Castle which has a significant place in the history of the Kingdom of Tlemcen. The mosque contributed greatly to the intellectual development of Tlemcen. It was one of the main sights during the selection of Tlemcen as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2011.[1][2]