List of mosques in Algeria
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This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to Algeria Press Service as of 2020[update], there were approximately 18,400 mosques in Algeria.[1]
List
| Name | Images | Location | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidi Okba Mosque |  |
Sidi Okba | 686 | [2] |
| Ghardaia Mosque |  |
Ghardaia | 10th century | |
| Sidi Bou Merouane Mosque |  |
Annaba | 1033 | |
| Great Mosque of Algiers |  |
Algiers | 1097 | [3] |
| Sidi Ramadan Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1097 | |
| Great Mosque of Tlemcen | .jpg) |
Tlemcen | 1136 | [4][5] |
| Great Mosque of Nedroma |  |
Nedroma | 1145 | |
| Sidi Bellahsen Mosque |  |
Tlemcen | 1296 | Repurposed as an Islamic art museum |
| Mansourah Mosque |  |
Tlemcen | 1302-1303 | |
| El Mechouar Mosque | .JPG) |
Tlemcen | 1310 | |
| Sidi Boumediene Mosque |  |
Tlemcen | 1339 | Preserves the tomb of Abu Madyan, an influential Sufi |
| 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. |
| Shrine of Sidi Abder Rahman |  |
Algiers | 1471 | Commemorates Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, a renowned Islamic scholar |
| El Kawthar Mosque |  |
Blida | 1533 | Renovated and expanded in 1981 |
| Safir Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1534 | |
| Ketchaoua Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1612 | |
| Ali Bitchin Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1622 | |
| Al-Qods Mosque |  |
Bouira | 1652 | |
| El Barani Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1653 | |
| Djama’a al-Djedid |  |
Algiers | 1660 | [6] |
| 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. |
| Bey Mohamed el-Kebir Mosque |  |
Oran | 1792 | |
| Salah Bey Mosque |  |
Annaba | 1791-1792 | |
| Hassan Pasha Mosque |  |
Oran | 1796 | |
| Imam al-Houari Mosque |  |
Oran | 1792-1799 | [7] |
| Ben Farès Mosque | .jpg) |
Algiers | 1865 | Built as a synagogue in 1865; converted to a mosque in 1962. |
| Al-Rahma Mosque, Algiers |  |
Algiers | 1897 | |
| El Rahman Mosque |  |
Cherchell | 19th century | Built in the 19th century as a church; converted to a mosque in 1964. |
| Sidi Khaled Mosque |  |
Sidi Khaled, 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. |
| Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque | _en_2011.JPG) |
Oran | 1918 | |
| Al-Umma Mosque |  |
Algiers | 1951 | |
| Emir Abdelkader Mosque |  |
Constantine | 1994 | |
| 1st November of 1954 Great Mosque |  |
Batna | 2003 | |
| 20th August of 1956 Mosque | Ouzellaguen | 2011 | ||
| Al-Aman Mosque |  |
Souk Ahras | 2011 | |
| Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque |  |
Oran | 2015 | |
| Jemma Al Djazair |  |
Algiers | 2019 | Houses the world's tallest minaret that is 265 metres (869 ft) high and is the third-largest mosque in the world,[8][9][10][11] capable of accommodating 120,000 worshippers. |
| Sidi Ghanim Mosque |  |
Mila |
