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Islam reached Algeria in the 7th century via the Arab conquest of Northern Africa. [11] Islamic conquest brought many of the hallmark features of Muslim cities to Algeria, including the souq as a commercial center, the hammam as a social center, and the mosque and accompanying madrasa as a religious center. [1]
Zayyanid architecture originated in the Kingdom of Tlemcen between the 13th and 16th centuries in the northwestern region of present-day Algeria. It is a continuation of the western Islamic architectural traditions , often known as the "Hispano-Moresque style," with elements that were further developed to create distinctive designs lasting for ...
Ruins of the ksar at Timimoun, Algeria Ksar Chenini, an abandoned ksar in southern Tunisia [4]. Ksour in the Maghreb typically consist of attached houses, often having a fortified communal granary like those in Algeria, or the ghorfa and agadir types known in Tunisia and Morocco respectively, beside other structures like a mosque, hammam, oven, and shops.
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Oran (Arabic: وَهران, romanized: Wahrān) [a] is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is 432 km (268 mi) west-southwest from Algiers.
The Casbah (Arabic: قصبة, qaṣba, meaning citadel) is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization proclaimed Kasbah of Algiers a World Cultural Heritage Site, as "There are the remains of the citadel, old mosques and Ottoman-style palaces as well as the remains of a ...
The original mihrab of the mosque, the oldest remaining part of the building. All that remains of the old Hammadid mosque are traces of its mihrab in the form of a semicircular arch, with its decorations believed to be modern.