Sidi Lakhdar Mosque

Sidi Lakhdar Mosque
Arabic: مسجد سيدي الاخضر
The mosque, in 1900
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Al-Jazzarin neighborhood Constantine
Country	Algeria
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates	36°22′03.5″N 6°36′50.0″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Islamic Ottoman
Completed	1743
Specifications
Capacity	500 worshippers
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	Marble; timber

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

Architecture

It 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.

History

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

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