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Ali Bitchin Mosque () or Zawj Euyun Mosque ( ar, جامع زوج عيون) is a historic mosque in
''Al Watan''. Retrieved January 7, 2019. On the early days, the mosque had an area size of 500 square meters and consisted of three floors, three rooms, ten shops, a bakery, a hamam, a mill and an inn. The inn was used by several high ranking politicians and religious leaders. Its hamam was especially popular and it remained active until two years after the French occupation begun. The mosque was located in the commercial area of the casbah, making many shops working around the mosque. In 1703, the mosque was briefly renamed to "Sidi al-Mahdi Mosque", reflecting the governor at the time. During the French occupation, height of the minaret was reduced to 12 meters.ترميم مسجد علي بتشين (الجزائر): إعادة فتح القاعة المخصصة للصلاة ابتداء من أول أيام شهر رمضان
''Dhazairess''. Retrieved January 8, 2018. The mosque was then converted to the military pharmacy center before turning into the church in 1843. After the conversion, some of the characters of the Islamic architectural style was lost. The French occupiers also knocked one of the doors of
''Turk Press''. Retrieved January 8, 2018. The mosque was among the 21 other mosques in the casbah whose features had been modified or transformed, for example by eliminating the
The mosque was initially accommodatable up to 500 worshipers. After the renovation in 2010, it can now accommodate additional 300 worshipers.مسجد ''علي بتشين'' و''سيدي رمضان'' يلمَّان شمل المصلين بعد غياب طويل
''Djazairess''. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
, Algeria
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. Ali Bitchin Ali Bitchin (c.1560-1645) was a "turncoat, renegade" (Christian converted to Islam) who made his fortune in Algiers through Barbary corsairs, privateering. Bitchin (or Bitchnin) was believed to be born with the family name of Piccini or Puccini or P ...
ordered the construction of the mosque in 1622. it is situated inside the UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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Casbah of Algiers
The Casbah ( ar, قصبة, ''qaṣba'', meaning citadel) is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed ' ...
. It's located at the crosspoint between the Bab al-Wadi Street and the lower area of casbah.
History
Ali Bitchin Ali Bitchin (c.1560-1645) was a "turncoat, renegade" (Christian converted to Islam) who made his fortune in Algiers through Barbary corsairs, privateering. Bitchin (or Bitchnin) was believed to be born with the family name of Piccini or Puccini or P ...
was reportedly a man of non-Islamic origin whose name was Piccini or Puccini or Piccinino. Ali Bitchin led the Algerian Navy fleet during 1630-1646. In 1599 he converted to Islam through Fathullah Khoja who owned the vessels, and chose the name Ali Bitchin. He then ordered the construction of mosque in 1622, in the Ottoman architectural form. It was equipped with a minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...
which was 15 meters high and resembled Maghrebi style.مسجد علي بتشين .. حكاية إسلام أميرال إيطالي بالجزائر''Al Watan''. Retrieved January 7, 2019. On the early days, the mosque had an area size of 500 square meters and consisted of three floors, three rooms, ten shops, a bakery, a hamam, a mill and an inn. The inn was used by several high ranking politicians and religious leaders. Its hamam was especially popular and it remained active until two years after the French occupation begun. The mosque was located in the commercial area of the casbah, making many shops working around the mosque. In 1703, the mosque was briefly renamed to "Sidi al-Mahdi Mosque", reflecting the governor at the time. During the French occupation, height of the minaret was reduced to 12 meters.ترميم مسجد علي بتشين (الجزائر): إعادة فتح القاعة المخصصة للصلاة ابتداء من أول أيام شهر رمضان
''Dhazairess''. Retrieved January 8, 2018. The mosque was then converted to the military pharmacy center before turning into the church in 1843. After the conversion, some of the characters of the Islamic architectural style was lost. The French occupiers also knocked one of the doors of
Ketchaoua Mosque
The Ketchaoua Mosque ( ar, جامع كتشاوة, ''Djamaa Ketchaoua'') is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was built during the Ottoman rule in the 17th century and is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, whi ...
and used it as a decoration of the newly converted church.المساجد والقصور العثمانية في الجزائر...ماذا بقي منها؟''Turk Press''. Retrieved January 8, 2018. The mosque was among the 21 other mosques in the casbah whose features had been modified or transformed, for example by eliminating the
wudu
Wuḍūʾ ( ar, الوضوء ' ) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution. The 4 Fardh (Mandatory) acts of ''Wudu'' consists of washing the face, arms, then wiping the head and the feet ...
place and altering the mihrab
Mihrab ( ar, محراب, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "qibla w ...
. It was consecrated back to the mosque after the independence, with the Christian cross removed from the minaret.
Architecture
The mosque was initially accommodatable up to 500 worshipers. After the renovation in 2010, it can now accommodate additional 300 worshipers.''Djazairess''. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
Notable Imams
*Mohamed Charef
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(1908-2011)
See also
*Algerian Islamic reference
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Sunnism
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* Hizb Rateb
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Presentation
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(Hezzab
The Hezzab ( ar, حَزَّاب) is the hafiz or qāriʾ supervising or participating in the Hizb Rateb in mosques and zawiyas in Algeria according to the Algerian Islamic reference under the supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affai ...
, Bash Hezzab, Salka
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In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156.
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The municipality lies at an altitude ...
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* Lists of mosques
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* List of mosques in Africa
* List of mosques in Algeria
This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment in 2006, there are around 15,000 mosques in Algeria as a whole, of which 450 are in the capital city of Algiers. 90% of which are built after t ...
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