Sidi Khaled Mosque | |
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Arabic: مسجد سيدي خالد | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Biskra Province |
Deity | Khaled bin Sinan |
Location | |
Location | Sidi Khaled, Algeria |
State | Ouled Djellal |
Country | Algeria |
Location in Algeria | |
Geographic coordinates | 34°23′10″N 5°00′39″E / 34.386126°N 5.010815°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mausoleum and mosque |
Style | Algerian |
Date established | Unknown, but the structure has existed before the 16th century |
Completed | 1917 (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]