Sidi Lakhdar Mosque

The Sidi Lakhdar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي الاخضر), or Djamâa Lakhdar, is a Sunni mosque located in the city of Constantine, in the Constantine Province of Algeria.

Sidi Lakhdar Mosque
مسجد سيدي الاخضر
The mosque, in 1900
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Al-Jazzarin neighborhood, Constantine, Constantine Province
Country	Algeria
Location of the mosque in northern Algeria
Interactive map of Sidi Lakhdar Mosque
Coordinates	36°22′04″N 6°36′50″E
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Ottoman
Completed	1743
Specifications
Capacity	500 worshippers
Dome	1
Minaret	1
Materials	Marble; timber

History

The 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, installed his seminary and marked the center of his foundation "Algerian Muslim Congress" (CMA).

Architecture

The mosque 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. The mosque building was classified in 1905 and its decoration remains a witness on the history of its construction through the roof and wooden columns.

Gallery

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  The mosque minaret in 1900

See also

• Ahmed Bey Palace
• Islam in Algeria
• List of mosques in Algeria

External links

Media related to Sidi Lakhdar Mosque, Constantine, Algeria at Wikimedia Commons