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  • Djamaa el Djedid

  • Djamaa el Djedid

    Djamaa el Djedid is a historical mosque located in the Kasbah of Algiers in the Algerian capital, Algiers. The construction of the mosque dates back to 1660 AD, during the Ottoman rule of Algeria. The mosque is distinguished by its combination of Ottoman and Andalusian architectural styles. The Djamaa el Djedid 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
    Djamaa el Djedid
    by Ludovic Courtès, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Djamaa el Djedid
    by Gigi Sorrentino, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Djamaa el Djedid
    by Losdastos, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 18 m

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    Djamaa el Djedid

    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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