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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 ...
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 ...
Great Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الكبير) or the Great Mosque of Nedroma (Arabic: الجامع الكبير بندرومة) is a historic mosque in the city of Nedroma, about 77km from Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque was founded in 1145 and contains the earliest surviving Almoravid minbar.
Mechouar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المشور) is a historic mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria.The mosque is a part of the historic Mechouar Castle which has a significant place in the history of the Kingdom of Tlemcen.
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.
The inscription commemorating the construction of the Souk el-Ghazl Mosque is located in the Ahmed Bey Palace, in the northern wall of the bey kiosk, on a white marble plaque of rectangular shape (1.25 m x 0.62 m) showing the history and founder of the mosque, Hussein Bey ibn Muhammad.
The Er-Rahman Mosque (in Arabic: مسجد الرحمن), is located in Cherchell, in the Tipaza province of Algeria. It was formerly the Saint-Paul Church, built at the end of the 19th century during the French colonial period, in a neoclassical style. In 1964, after the country's independence, it was converted into a mosque.