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Great Mosque of Algiers
Great Mosque of Algiers or Djama’a al-Kebir is a historic mosque located within the Kasbah of Algiers in the city of Algiers, Algeria. According to the inscription written on the minbar, the mosque was built in 1097 AD and is considered the oldest mosque in Algiers. The mosque is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture. 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.by Ludovic Courtès, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 18 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1992
11th Century AD
Islamic
Islmaic
Islamic Monuments
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