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  • Ali Bitchin Mosque

  • Ali Bitchin Mosque

    Ali Bitchin Mosque, also Zawj Euyun Mosque, is a historic mosque located inside the Kasbah of Algiers in the city of Algiers, Algeria. It was built in 1622 AD by Ali Bitchin who was a Grand Admiral of Algiers of non-Islamic origin (He was Christian converted to Islam and was believed to be born with the family name of Piccini or Puccini or Piccinino in Venice, Italy). The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 as part of Kasbah of Algiers.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Kasbah of Algiers.
    World Heritage Site
    Ali Bitchin Mosque
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    Ali Bitchin Mosque

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1992

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Algeria

    Algiers

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    17th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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