List of mosques in Algeria
This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment in 2006, there are around 15,000 mosques in Algeria as a whole, of which 450 are in the capital city of Algiers. 90% of which are built after the independence of Algeria in 1962.
| Name | Images | Location | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidi El Haloui | Tlemcen | 1353 | Built by the Marinid Sultan Abou Inane Fares in honor of Abou Abdallah Echoudsy , a qadi of Seville accused of witchcraft and conspiring against the Zayyanid monarch under the Marinid occupation of the city. | |
| Sidi Khaled Mosque | Town of Sidi Khaled in Biskra | 1912 | The current structure is a 1917 reconstruction. It is believed to contain the tomb of the pre-Islamic figure, Khalid bin Sinan, who is cited in local traditions as having moved to Algeria. It is currently in a state of disrepair but is still a popular spot for visits from locals. | |
| 1st November of 1954 Great Mosque | Batna | 2003 | ||
| 20th August of 1956 Mosque | Ouzellaguen | 2011 | ||
| Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque | Oran | 2015 | ||
| Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque | Oran | 1918 | ||
| Ben Farès Mosque | Algiers | 1865 | ||
| Al-Aman Mosque | Souk Ahras | 2011 | ||
| Ali Bitchin Mosque | Algiers | 1622 | ||
| Al-Qods Mosque | Bouira | 1652 | ||
| Al-Rahma Mosque, Algiers | Algiers | 1897 | ||
| El Barani Mosque | Algiers | 1653 | ||
| Bey Mohamed el-Kebir Mosque | Oran | 1792 | ||
| Djama’a al-Djedid | Algiers | 1660 | ||
| Great Mosque of Algiers | Algiers | 1097 | ||
| Emir Abdelkader Mosque | Constantine | 1994 | ||
| Ghardaia Mosque | Ghardaia | 10th century | ||
| Hassan Pasha Mosque | Oran | 1796 | ||
| Imam el-Houari Mosque | Oran | 1792-1799 | ||
| Jemma Al Djazair | Algiers | 2019 | ||
| El Kawthar Mosque | Blida | 1533 | Renovated and expanded in 1981 | |
| Ketchaoua Mosque | Algiers | 1612 | ||
| Mansourah Mosque | Tlemcen | 1302-1303 | ||
| El Mechouar Mosque | Tlemcen | 1310 | ||
| Great Mosque of Nedroma | Nedroma | 1145 | ||
| El Rahman Mosque | Cherchell | 1574 | ||
| Safir Mosque | Algiers | 1534 | ||
| Salah Bey Mosque | Annaba | 1791-1792 | ||
| Shrine of Sidi Abder Rahman | Algiers | 1471 | Commemorates Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, a renowned Islamic scholar | |
| Sidi Boumediene Mosque | Tlemcen | 1339 | Preserves the tomb of Abu Madyan, an influential Sufi | |
| Sidi Ghanim Mosque | Mila | 678 | Probably the oldest Mosque in Algeria | |
| Sidi Bellahsen Mosque | Tlemcen | 1290 | ||
| Sidi Bou Merouane Mosque | Annaba | 1033 | ||
| Mausoleum of Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine | Algiers | 1791 | Preserves the tomb of Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, the founder of Rahmaniyya Sufi order and one of the seven Patron Saints of Algiers. | |
| Sidi Okba Mosque | Sidi Okba | 686 | ||
| Sidi Ramadan Mosque | Algiers | 1097 | ||
| Great Mosque of Tlemcen | Tlemcen | 1136 | ||
| Al-Umma Mosque | Algiers | 1951 |
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