The Emir Abdelkader Mosque ( ar, مسجد الأمير عبد القادر, Jemaa EL-Emir Abdelkader) is a mosque located in
Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine given name ...
, the capital of
Constantine province
Constantine ( ar, ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (''wilayas'') of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.
History
In 1984 Mila Province
Mila ( ar, ولاية ميلة, link=no, ) is a province (''wilayah' ...
,
Algeria
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It is the second largest mosque in Algeria after
Djamaa Al Djazair.
Architecture
The university and mosque were built with marbles and granite. It has two
minarets
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 generally ...
that are 107m high and a
Dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
. The Mosque was completed and Inaugurated in 1994.
Gallery
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See also
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Emir Abdelkader University
Emir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences (Arabic language, Arabic:جامعة الأمير عبد القادر للعلوم الإسلامية ) is a university in Algeria.
History
The idea of establishing the university along with the Emir ...
*
Al Amir Abdelkader Ibn Mahyeddine
Reference
Mosques completed in 1994
Mosques in Constantine, Algeria
Sunni mosques
Sunni Islam in Algeria
1994 establishments in Algeria
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