Hassan Pasha Mosque

The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا‎, Masjid Hassan el-Basha), also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796[1][2] by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish. [3] During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters.[4] 5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later.[5] In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument.[5] Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.[6]

Hassan Pasha Mosque
مسجد حسن الباشا
Pasha Mosque. 2013
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationOran
 Algeria
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates35°42′16″N 0°39′17″W
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1796
Minaret(s)1


  • Ablutions fountain in Oran's Basha mosque.
  • A view of the minaret and the dome.
  • The Pasha Mosque in 1920
  • Close-up of the minaret
  • Front entrance of Hassan Pasha Mosque.
  • Interior of Hassan Pasha Mosque.

See also

References
  1. Hassan Remaoun (2000). L'Algérie: histoire, société et culture. Casbah. p. 316. ISBN 978-9961-64-189-7.
  2. Eugène Cruck (1959). Oran et les témoins de son passé: récits historiques et anecdotiques, avec un plan de la ville. Heintz frères. p. 78.
  3. Edgard Attias (2005). Les dossiers de la ville d'Oran: suivi de Récits autour d'Oran, 1830-1962. Mémoire de notre temps. p. 105.
  4. Bourouiba, Rachid (1986). Apports de l'Algérie à l'architecture religieuse arabo-islamique. Algeria: Alger : Entreprise nationale du livre : Office des publications universitaires. p. 358.
  5. Marçais, Georges (1954). Architecture musulmane d’Occident. Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques.
  6. Kasmi, Amine (2018). "Masjid Hassan el-Bacha". Archnet.


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