Sidi Okba Mosque
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Sidi Okba Mosque is a historic Islamic sanctuary in Algeria, revered as one of the country’s oldest mosques and a significant religious and architectural landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sidi Okba Mosque canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious building
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
North African Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arab conquest of North Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
spread of Islam in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| category |
Historic Islamic sites in Algeria
ⓘ
Mosques in Algeria ⓘ Religious buildings and structures in Biskra Province ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of local religious traditions
ⓘ
symbol of early Islam in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Islamic period in North Africa ⓘ |
| follows | traditional mosque layout ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
site of religious gatherings ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasElement |
arcades
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columns ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ minaret ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasTombOf |
Sidi Okba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uqba ibn Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national heritage site of Algeria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Biskra Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidi Okba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Algerian religious authorities ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sidi Okba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uqba ibn Nafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Biskra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sahara fringe of northeastern Algeria ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofType | vaulted roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important Islamic pilgrimage site in Algeria
ⓘ
major religious landmark in Biskra region ⓘ one of the oldest mosques in Algeria ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
Islamic pilgrimage and visitation ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
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