Algiers Province
Sidi M’hamed
Alger Centre

Djamaa El Kebir

The Djamaa el Kebir or Great Mosque of Algiers, is a located in the city of , Algeria. Built in 1097, it is one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architecture.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Djamaa el Kebir”, “Djamaâ El Kebir”, “Djamaa El Kebir of Algiers”, “Grande mosquée”, “Great Mosque of Algiers”, “The Great Mosque”, and “الجامع الكبير”
  • Address: Rue El Mourabitoune, Alger

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martyrs‘ Square and Ketchaoua Mosque.

Square
Photo: غريب صلاح الدين, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 160 metres west of Djamaa El Kebir.

Mosque
Photo: LeilaBouras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , 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. is situated 310 metres west of Djamaa El Kebir.

Mosque
The is a Sunni in , . It's named after Ali Bitchin, who ordered its construction in 1622 CE. It is situated inside the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at the crosspoint between and the lower area of the Casbah. is situated 270 metres northwest of Djamaa El Kebir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casbah and Bāb al-Wādī.

Suburb
The of Algiers, commonly referred to as the , corresponds to the old town or medina of , the capital of Algeria. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in , the capital of , along the coast north of the . As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of in northern .

Djamaa El Kebir

Latitude
36.78544° or 36° 47′ 8″ north
Longitude
3.0642° or 3° 3′ 51″ east
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
Inception
1097
Open location code
8F85Q3P7+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12138239797
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Geo­Names ID
11523814
Wiki­data ID
Q2386475
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Djamaa El Kebir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير لمدينة الجزائر”
  • Arabic: “الجامع الكبير”
  • Arabic: “المسجد الكبير بالجزائر العاصمة”
  • Bashkir: “Джама әл-Кәбир мәсете”
  • Belarusian: “Джамеа эль-Кебір”
  • Belarusian: “Мячэць Джамеа эль-Кебір”
  • Bengali: “জামায়া এল কেবির”
  • Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия на Алжир”
  • Bulgarian: “Голяма джамия”
  • Catalan: “Gran Mesquita d’Alger”
  • Chinese: “阿尔及尔大清真寺”
  • Chinese: “阿爾及爾大清真寺”
  • Dutch: “Grote Moskee van Algiers”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الجامع الكبير”
  • French: “Djamaâ El Kebir d’Alger”
  • French: “Djamaâ El Kebir”
  • French: “Grande mosquée d’Alger”
  • French: “Grande mosquée”
  • French: “Grande Mosquée”
  • French: “La Grande Mosquée”
  • Ga: “Djamaa el Kebir”
  • German: “Große Moschee von Algier”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Djamaa El Kebir of Algiers”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Djamaa el Kebir”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Djamaa El Kebir”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Great Mosque of Algiers”
  • Hausa: “Djama el Kebir”
  • Hausa: “Djamaa El Kebir ta Algiers”
  • Hausa: “Djamaa El Kebir”
  • Italian: “Djamaa el Kebir”
  • Macedonian: “Голема џамија”
  • Malay: “Djamaa el Kebir”
  • Malay: “Masjid Besar Algiers”
  • Polish: “Wielki Meczet w Algierze”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Mesquita de Argel”
  • Russian: “Большая мечеть”
  • Russian: “Великая мечеть Алжира”
  • Slovenian: “Džamaa el Kebir”
  • Spanish: “Djamaa el Kebir”
  • Spanish: “Djamaa El Kebir”
  • Tatar: “Әлҗәзаир Бөек мәчете”
  • Turkish: “El-Kebir Camii”
  • Twi: “Djamaa El Kebir”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика мечеть (Алжир)”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика мечеть”
  • Urdu: “جامع الکبیر، الجزائر”
  • Uzbek: “Katta masjid”
  • Uzbek: “Katta Masjid”
  • Western Panjabi: “جامع الکبیر، الجزائر”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Djamaa El Kebir”. Photo: Habib kaki, CC0.