Sidi Lakhdar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي الاخضر), or Djamâa Lakhdar is a mosque located in Constantine, Algeria.

Sidi Lakhdar Mosque
مسجد سيدي الاخضر
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictConstantine
ProvinceConstantine
Location
LocationAl-Jazzarin neighborhood Constantine, Algeria
MunicipalityConstantine
Sidi Lakhdar Mosque is located in Algeria
Sidi Lakhdar Mosque
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates36°22′03.5″N 6°36′50.0″E / 36.367639°N 6.613889°E / 36.367639; 6.613889
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleIslamic, Ottoman style
Completed1743 [1]
Specifications
Capacity500 worshippers
Dome(s)1
Minaret(s)1

Architecture

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It is mainly characterised by its curved marble columns and its admirable sculpted capitals.the sanctuary of the mosque, which has a rectangular shape, is located on the first floor and can be entered through two open doors in the wall opposite the mihrab and its "minbar" of carved wood,it was classified in 1905 and its decoration remains a witness on the history of its construction through the roof and wooden columns.

History

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Sidi Lakhdar Mosque is located in the Al-Jazzarin neighborhood, and it was built in 1743 by the Bey Hussein bin Hussein, known as Bouhanak, who was buried in this mosque after his death. In 1913 The mosque, which witnessed many scholarly sessions of Sheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis he installed his seminary and marked the center of his foundation "Algerian Muslim Congress" (CMA),

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Abdulaziz Saoud Awaid (10 September 2013). "Sidi Lakhdar Mosque". aathaar.net. Constantine, Algeria: Aathaar. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

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