Sidi Boumediene Mosque

The Sidi Boumediene Mosque features a rectangular structure with a 27.5-meter minaret, five naves supported by pillars, and a central courtyard with galleries.

Built in 1339 by Marinid rulers, the mosque later received additions including the Khaldounia madrasa in 1347 where scholar Ibn Khaldun taught in 1369.

The mosque incorporates Moorish architectural elements with intricate plaster paintings, muqarnas domes, and bronze-decorated wooden doors throughout its interior spaces.

The religious complex contains multiple structures including a prayer hall, mausoleum, madrasa, hammam, and the Dar al-Sultan palace for visiting dignitaries.

The mosque's horseshoe-shaped entrance arch displays ceramic inlays and dedicatory inscriptions, leading to a quadrangular basin in the 13.5 by 12-meter courtyard.

Location: Tlemcen

Inception: 1339

GPS coordinates: 34.87778,-1.28958

Latest update: March 10, 2025 04:14