Ketchaoua Mosque

The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a in the city of , the capital of . Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Algiers, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Cathedrale Saint-Philippe d’Alger”, “Cathédrale Saint-Philippe d’Alger”, “Djamaa Ketchaoua”, “Ketchaoua Mosque casbah”, “mešita Kečua”, “Mosquee Ketchaoua”, “Mosquée ketechawa”, “Кечауа”, “Мечеть Кетчоуа”, “Мечеть Кетшоуа”, and “مسجد كتشاوة”
  • Address: Alger Centre

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ibn Faris Mosque and Martyrs‘ Square.

Mosque
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The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès… is situated 180 metres southwest of Ketchaoua Mosque.

Square
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is situated 150 metres east of Ketchaoua Mosque.

Mosque
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The is a Sunni in , . is situated 240 metres northeast of Ketchaoua Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casbah of Algiers and Bāb al-Wādī.

Suburb
The , commonly referred to as the…

Suburb
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Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in , the capital…

Suburb
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is a municipality in , .

Ketchaoua Mosque

Latitude
36.7851° or 36° 47′ 6″ north
Longitude
3.06075° or 3° 3′ 39″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8F85Q3P6+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 267210976
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Geo­Names ID
9166472
Wiki­data ID
Q2471799
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Ketchaoua Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع كتشاوة”
  • Belarusian: “Мячэць Кетшава”
  • Bengali: “কেতচাউয়া মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “কেতশাওয়া মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita de Ketchaoua”
  • Chinese: “凱喬娃清真寺”
  • Czech: “mešita Ketšawa”
  • Dutch: “Ketchaoua Mosque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع كتشاوه”
  • French: “Mosquée Ketchaoua d’Alger”
  • French: “mosquée Ketchaoua”
  • French: “Mosquée Ketchaoua”
  • French: “Mosquée Ketchawa”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Philippe” (historical)
  • Fulah: “Ketchaoua Mosque”
  • German: “Ketschawa-Moschee”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Ketchaoua Mosque”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Ketchaoua”
  • Hindi: “केचावा मस्जिद”
  • Indonesian: “Cathédrale Saint-Philippe, Aljir”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Ketchaoua”
  • Italian: “moschea Ketchaoua”
  • Italian: “Moschea Ketchaoua”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Ketchaoua”
  • Malay: “Masjid Ketchaoua”
  • Persian: “مسجد کچاوا”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Ketchaoua”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Ketchaoua”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Кетшава”
  • Slovenian: “Mošeja Ketchaoua”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Kechaoua”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Ketchaoua”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดกิตชาวะฮ์”
  • Turkish: “Keçiova Camii”
  • Turkish: “Keçiova Camisi, Cezayir”
  • Udmurt: “Кетшава мечеть”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Кетшава”
  • Urdu: “کتشاوہ مسجد”
  • Uzbek: “Ketchaua masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Кетшава мечеть”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Martyrs‘ square and The Lower Casbah.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Renovation works of Dar Hassan Pacha and Marhaba Hotel.

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