Bab Zir Mosque

The Bab Zir Mosque is a modest neighborhood mosque. situated in the Bab Zir district of the medina of Tlemcen, Algeria. The district takes its name from a historic city gate that once stood in the area but no longer exists.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sidi El Haloui Mosque and Sidi Belahcen Mosque.

Sidi El Haloui Mosque

Mosque

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The Sidi El Haloui Mosque, also spelled as the Sidi… Sidi El Haloui Mosque is situated 210 metres northwest of Bab Zir Mosque.

Sidi Belahcen Mosque

Museum

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The Sidi Belahcen Mosque, also known as Sidi Bel Hasan… Sidi Belahcen Mosque is situated 570 metres southwest of Bab Zir Mosque.

El Mechouar Palace

Castle

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Mechouar Palace or the Zianide Royal Palace is the… El Mechouar Palace is situated 640 metres south of Bab Zir Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mansoûra and Chetouane.

Mansoûra

Town

Photo: Riad Salih, CC BY 4.0.

Mansourah is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in Northwestern Algeria. Mansoûra is situated 2½ km southwest of Bab Zir Mosque.

Chetouane

Town

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Chetouane is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria. Chetouane is situated 4 km north of Bab Zir Mosque.

Ain El Houtz

Village

Photo: القلم التراثي, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ain El Houtz is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Bab Zir Mosque.

Bab Zir Mosque

Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in Tlemcen, Algeria
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Commune de Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Tlemcen Province, Northwest Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

34.88642° or 34° 53′ 11″ north

Longitude

-1.30673° or 1° 18′ 24″ west

Open location code

8C6WVMPV+H8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1116650674

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q115388470

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In Other Languages

From Algerian Arabic to Uzbek—“Bab Zir Mosque” goes by many names.

Algerian Arabic: “جامع باب زير”
Arabic: “مسجد باب زير”
French: “mosquée Bab Zir”
French: “Mosquée Bab Zir”
Uzbek: “Bab Zir masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Police nationale;الأمن الحضري سيدي لحسن and Mosquée Sidi Lahcen مسجد سيدي لحسن ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵍⴰⵃⵙⴻⵏ.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hôtel Meriem and Cité Sidi Lahcen lbali.

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