Algiers Province
Sidi M’hamed
Alger Centre

Safir Mosque

The Safir Mosque is a Sunni in the city of , . The Moorish-style mosque was completed in 1534 CE and is located inside the medina quarter of the , a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Algiers, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Djama Safir” and “Djamaa Safir”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ibn Faris Mosque and Sidi Mohamed Sharif Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès and formerly as Djamâa Lihoud, is a located on Place Randon in , the capital of . is situated 170 metres northeast of Safir Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Brahimpic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 350 metres northeast of Safir Mosque.

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 .

Safir Mosque

Latitude
36.78331° or 36° 46′ 60″ north
Longitude
3.05753° or 3° 3′ 27″ east
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
8F85Q3M5+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1174556971
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11592153
Wiki­data ID
Q25453737
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Satellite Map

Discover Safir Mosque from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Safir Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد سفير”
  • Bengali: “সাফির মসজিদ”
  • Dutch: “Safir-moskee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد سفير”
  • French: “Mosquée Es-safir”
  • French: “mosquée Safir”
  • French: “Mosquée Safir”
  • German: “Safir-Moschee”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Safir Mosque”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Safir”
  • Italian: “Moschea Safir”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita Safir”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сафир”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Safir”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Safir”
  • Turkish: “Safir Camii”
  • Urdu: “سفیر مسجد”

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Explore places such as Bab Jdid/ The Higher Casbah and Soustara.

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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 “Safir Mosque”. Photo: Daggett.fr, CC BY-SA 2.0.