Ibn Faris Mosque

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 .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: Mosque and former synagogue in Algiers, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Ben Farès Mosque”, “Djamâa Ben farès”, “Djamâa Lihoud”, “Great Synagogue of Algiers”, “Ibn Fares Mosque”, and “جامع اليهود”
  • Address: القصبة

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ketchaoua Mosque and Sidi Mohamed Sharif Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Rachid Hamatou, 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 180 metres northeast of Ibn Faris Mosque.

Mosque
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is situated 110 metres west of Ibn Faris Mosque.

Mosque
The 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. is situated 170 metres southwest of Ibn Faris Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alger Centre and Bāb al-Wādī.

Suburb
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is a municipality in , . It is administratively part of Sidi M'Hamed district, and it has a population of 96,329 as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.

Suburb
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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 .

Ibn Faris Mosque

Latitude
36.78411° or 36° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
3.0592° or 3° 3′ 33″ east
Open location code
8F85Q3M5+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1173895775
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q5600070
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Ibn Faris Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد ابن فارس”
  • Arabic: “معبدالجزائر العظيم”
  • Bengali: “আবু ফারেস মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “আলজিয়ার্সের বড় সিনাগগ”
  • Catalan: “Gran Sinagoga d’Alger”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الجزائر العظيم”
  • French: “Grande synagogue d’Alger”
  • French: “Mosquée Ibn Faris”
  • German: “Große Synagoge von Algier”
  • German: “Ibn-Faris-Moschee”
  • Indonesian: “Djamaa Ben farès”
  • Italian: “Grande sinagoga di Algeri”
  • Italian: “Moschea Ibn Faris”
  • Polish: “Meczet Ibn Farisa”
  • Polish: “Synagoga w Algierze”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita Ibn Faris”
  • Russian: “Большая синагога”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Бен Фарес”
  • Spanish: “Gran Sinagoga de Argel”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita Ibn Faris”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดอิบน์ ฟาริส”
  • Turkish: “Bin Faris Camii”
  • Urdu: “جامع ابن فارس”
  • Uzbek: “Ben Farès masjidi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marché Djamaa Lihoud and ex La place Randon.

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