Djamaa el Kebir

Djamaa el Kebir
الجامع الكبير (in Arabic)
Grande Mosquée (in French)
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Year consecrated1097
Location
LocationAlgiers, Algeria
Djamaa el Kebir is located in Algeria
Djamaa el Kebir
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates36°47′7″N 3°3′51″E / 36.78528°N 3.06417°E / 36.78528; 3.06417
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Almoravid
Completed1097, 1322 (minaret) and 1837 (portico)
Minaret(s)1

Djamaa el Kebir (Arabic: الجامع الكبير, romanizeddjama' el-kebir), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (French: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It is located within the Casbah (old city), near the city's harbor.[1] Dating to 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture, although it has undergone other additions and reconstructions since its foundation. It is the oldest mosque in Algiers and is said to be one of the oldest mosques in Algeria after Sidi Okba Mosque and Sidi Ghanem Mosque [fr].[2]

  1. ^ Waldie's select circulating library, Volume 6. A. Waldie. 1835. p. 337. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Hyam, Joseph C. (1900). The illustrated guide to Algiers: a "practical" handbook for travellers (2 ed.). The Anglo-French Press Association.