Great Mosque of Tlemcen

The Great Mosque of Tlemcen (Arabic: الجامع الكبير لتلمسان‎, el-Jemaa el-Kebir litilimcen) was first built in Tlemcen, Algeria in 1082. It is one of the best preserved examples of the Almoravid dynasty's architecture. It was built under sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin, but substantially reconstructed and enlarged by his son Ali ibn Yusuf. An inscription dates this reconstruction to 1136. Sultan Yaghmoracen (1236-1283), the founder of the Abdalwadid dynasty of Tlemcen added a section with a minaret and a dome in the 13th century. Next to the mosque there used to be an Islamic court (Makhama) and an Islamic university of considerable fame.

Great Mosque of Tlemcen- الجامع الكبير لتمسان
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictTlemcen
ProvinceTlemcen
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMosque
Location
Location Algeria, Tlemcen
MunicipalityTlemcen
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates34.8837°N 1.3105°W / 34.8837; -1.3105
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Almoravid dynasty
Minaret(s)1
  • View of the minaret and the courtyard (sahn)
  • View of the interior prayer hall (late 19th-century photo)
  • View towards the mihrab of the mosque

See also

References
  • Jairazbhoy, R.A. (1972), ‘An Outline of Islamic Architecture', p. 92
  • Michell, M. et al. (eds.) (1978), ‘Architecture of the Islamic World', Thames and Hudson, London, p. 219
  • M. Hattstein and P. Delius (eds.) (2000), 'Islam Art and Architecture', Konemann, Cologne


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