Sidi Khaled Mosque

Sidi Khaled Mosque
Arabic: مسجد سيدي خالد
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceBiskra Province
DeityKhaled bin Sinan
Location
LocationSidi Khaled, Algeria
StateOuled Djellal
CountryAlgeria
Sidi Khaled Mosque is located in Algeria
Sidi Khaled Mosque
Location in Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°23′10″N 5°00′39″E / 34.386126°N 5.010815°E / 34.386126; 5.010815
Architecture
Typemausoleum and mosque
StyleAlgerian
Date establishedUnknown, but the structure has existed before the 16th century
Completed1917 (current form)
Specifications
Dome(s)7
Minaret(s)1
Shrine(s)1

The Sidi Khaled Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي خالد, French: Mosquée de Sidi Khaled) is a historic mosque and mausoleum located in the town of Sidi Khaled in Biskra, Algeria. It is one of Algeria's national heritage sites.[1]

The mosque is believed to contain the tomb of Khaled bin Sinan, an early pre-Islamic religious figure who was said to have been the descendant of Ishmael. Local traditions assert that he was buried in Algeria, although this is mostly legendary fiction.[2][3]

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