Sidi Okba Mosque

For the mosque in Kairouan, Tunisia, see Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Sidi Okba Mosque
Minaret of the mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationSidi Okba, Algeria
Sidi Okba Mosque is located in Algeria
Sidi Okba Mosque
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°44′56″N 5°53′59″E / 34.7490277°N 5.8996375°E / 34.7490277; 5.8996375
Architecture
Typemosque
Date established686 (tomb)
Completedc. 1025 and 1800 (renovations)

Sidi Okba Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي عقبة, Masjid Sīdī ʻUqbah) is a historic mosque in Algeria, located in the village of Sidi Okba, near Biskra. The mausoleum was first established in 686 to house the remains of Uqba ibn Nafi, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and one of the prominent commanders of the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, making it one of the oldest Muslim monuments in Algeria.[1] The mosque was built around the tomb and has been renovated many times over the centuries.[2][3]

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