El Rahman Mosque

The Er-Rahman Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمن, lit. 'Mosque of A Hundred Columns') is a mosque located in Cherchell, in the province of Tipaza, in Algeria.^[1]

AffiliationIslam

Ecclesiastical or organizational status

• Church
  (19th century–1964)
• Mosque
  (since c. 1964)

StatusActive

LocationCherchell, Tipaza Province

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Er-Rahman Mosque
مسجد الرحمن
The Neo-classical mosque facade in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church (19th century–1964) Mosque (since c. 1964)
Status	Active
Location
Location	Cherchell, Tipaza Province
Country	Algeria
Location of the mosque in north Algeria
Interactive map of Er-Rahman Mosque
Coordinates	36°36′27″N 2°11′16″E
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Neo-classical
Completed	19th century (as a church) c. 1964 (as a mosque)

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Built during the French colonial period at the end of the 19th-century as a church called the Church of Saint-Paul (French: Église Saint-Paul de Cherchell), dedicated in honour of Paul the Apostle, the Neo-classical church was converted into a mosque in 1964, after the country's independence.^[2]