Ben Farès Mosque
The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès (Arabic: مسجد ابن فارس), originally built as the Great Synagogue of Algiers in 1865, is a mosque and former synagogue in Algiers. It was also formerly known as Djamâa Lihoud, which means "Mosque of the Jews" in Algerian Arabic vernacular.
| Ben Farès Mosque | |
|---|---|
Ben Farès Mosque in 1975 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
Shown within Algiers | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°47′2.4″N 3°3′33.12″E |
Following the Civil war in Algeria and its abandonment in 1994, the synagogue was converted into the Ben Farès Mosque.
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