Ben Farès Mosque

Ben Farès Mosque
Ben Farès Mosque in 1975
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationAlgiers
CountryAlgeria
Ben Farès Mosque is located in Algiers
Ben Farès Mosque
Location of the mosque in Algiers
Geographic coordinates36°47′2.4″N 3°3′33.12″E / 36.784000°N 3.0592000°E / 36.784000; 3.0592000
Architecture
Completed
  • 1865 (as a synagogue)
  • YYYY (as a mosque)
Specifications
Dome(s)One
Minaret(s)One

The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès (Arabic: مسجد ابن فارس), originally built as the Great Synagogue of Algiers in 1865, is a mosque and former synagogue in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was also formerly known as Djamâa Lihoud, which means "Mosque of the Jews" in Algerian Arabic vernacular.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nourreddine, Louhal (February 15, 2015). "La concurrence déloyale fait rage dans les marchés couverts d'Alger: Les camelots gangrènent l'activité commerciale". Liberté (Algeria) (in French). Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Rahmani, Farida; Bouchenaki, Mounir (2003). La Casbah d'Alger: un art de vivre des Algériennes (in French). Paris-Méditerranée. ISBN 9782842721749. En face du marché Djamâa-Lihoud, s'élève l'ancienne synagogue, aujourd'hui Djamâa Fares [In front of the Djamâa-Lihoud market rises the former synagogue, today the Djamâa Fares]

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