Sidi El Haloui Mosque

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Sidi El Haloui Mosque, Religious monument in Tlemcen, Algeria

The Sidi El Haloui Mosque features a five-nave prayer hall with pointed horseshoe arches supported by onyx columns from the Palace of Victory at al-Mansourah.

The Marinid sultan Abu Inan commissioned the construction of this mosque complex in 1353 next to the mausoleum of Abū Abdallāh al-Shūdhī, a scholar from Seville.

The mosque incorporates intricate sebka patterns on its facades and contains a hexagonal mihrab decorated with a muqarnas cupola following Islamic architectural traditions.

The mosque complex includes several functional spaces, including the main prayer hall, ablution facilities across the road, and a 25-meter-high minaret.

The prayer hall contains sixteen pillars and eight pink onyx columns that were repurposed from another historical structure to create its distinctive interior architecture.

Location: Tlemcen

GPS coordinates: 34.88806,-1.30794

Latest update: March 6, 2025 00:02

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