Great Mosque of Tlemcen

Great Mosque of Tlemcen
المسجد الكبير
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
MunicipalityTlemcen
CountryAlgeria
Great Mosque of Tlemcen is located in Northern Algeria
Great Mosque of Tlemcen
Shown within Northern Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°53′01″N 1°18′38″W / 34.8837°N 1.3105°W / 34.8837; -1.3105
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleMoorish (Almoravid, Zayyanid)
Date established1082
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
Minaret height29.15 meters

The Great Mosque of Tlemcen (Arabic: الجامع الكبير لتلمسان, el-Jemaa el-Kebir litilimcen) is a major historic mosque in Tlemcen, Algeria. It was founded and first built in 1082 but modified and embellished several times afterwards. It is considered one of the most important examples of architecture under the Almoravid dynasty.[1]The mosque saw major extensions to both the building and the construction of the minaret by the Zayyanid dynasty.

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