Djamaa el Kebir
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Djamaa el Kebir is one of the oldest and most significant mosques in Algiers, renowned for its historic architecture and central role in the city’s Islamic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Djamaa el Kebir canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
mosque ⓘ religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Great Mosque of Algiers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Almohad architecture
ⓘ
Moorish architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| centuryOfInitialConstruction | 11th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | late 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1097 ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Almoravid dynasty ⓘ |
| founder | Yusuf ibn Tashfin ⓘ |
| function | Friday mosque ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHall | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Casbah of Algiers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algiers
ⓘ
Casbah ⓘ
surface form:
Casbah of Algiers
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| minaretAdded | 14th century ⓘ |
| minaretBuiltBy | Zayyanid dynasty ⓘ |
| nativeName | الجامع الكبير ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ar ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
mihrab in qibla wall
ⓘ
rectangular hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ rows of horseshoe arches ⓘ stone and brick minaret ⓘ whitewashed exterior walls ⓘ wooden ceiling ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| region | Algiers Province ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | tiled pitched roofs ⓘ |
| significance |
major symbol of Islamic heritage in Algiers
ⓘ
one of the oldest mosques in Algiers ⓘ |
| UNESCOWHSCriterion |
C(ii)
ⓘ
C(iii) ⓘ C(iv) ⓘ C(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWHSInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Casbah
ⓘ
surface form:
Casbah of Algiers
|
| usedFor |
Friday congregational prayers
ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.