Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque
The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is a mosque in Oran, Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran, it was the largest synagogue in Africa. Also known as Temple Israélite, it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib.Photo: DZ-WahranUser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Description: Mosque in Oran
- Also known as: “Abdallah ben Salam Mosque”, “Abdallah ben Salem Mosque”, “Abdallah Ibn Salam Mosque”, “Grande Synagogue d’Oran”, “Great Synagogue of Oran”, and “Mosquée Abdellah Ben Salem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d’Oran and Bey’s Palace.
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d’Oran
Library
Bey’s Palace
Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bey's Palace is a historic palace in Oran, Algeria dating back to the Ottoman era. It was a residence of the ruler who belonged to the Western Baylik. The palace is situated in Sidi al-Houari, near the mount Marjaju, and it is categorized as a national heritage. Bey’s Palace is situated 640 metres north of Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Ahmed Zabana National Museum
Museum
Photo: Maya-Anaïs Yataghène, CC BY 2.0.
The Ahmed Zabana National Museum is a museum located in Oran, Algeria, and named after the Algerian national hero Ahmed Zabana who was executed by the French on May 19, 1956, in Algiers. Ahmed Zabana National Museum is situated 650 metres southeast of Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Es Sénia and Mers El Kébir.
Es Sénia
Town
Photo: FouadNukem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Es Senia is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria. It is the seat of Es Sénia District. It contains a university as well as the international airport of Oran Es Sénia. Es Sénia is situated 6 km southeast of Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Mers El Kébir
Town
Photo: Bachounda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mers El Kébir is a port on the Mediterranean Sea, near Oran in Oran Province, northwest Algeria. It is famous for the attack on the French fleet in 1940, in the Second World War. Mers El Kébir is situated 6 km northwest of Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Bir El Djir
Town
Photo: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bir El Djir, formerly known as Arcole, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people. Bir El Djir is situated 8 km east of Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque.
Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque
- Categories: synagogue, heritage site, building, historic site, and religion
- Location: Oran, Oran District, Oran Province, Northwest Algeria, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
35.70002° or 35° 42′ 0″ northLongitude
-0.65° or 0° 39′ westOpen location code
8C7XP82X+2XOpenStreetMap ID
way 368988404OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage_buildingWikidata ID
Q1153491
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المعبد اليهودي بوهران”
- Arabic: “مسجد عبد الله بن سلام”
- Arabic: “مسجد عبدالله بن سلام”
- Arabic: “معبد وهران العظيم”
- Bengali: “আবদুল্লাহ ইবনে সালেম মসজিদ”
- Catalan: “Gran Sinagoga d’Orà”
- Catalan: “Mesquita Abdallah Ibn Salam”
- Chinese: “阿卜杜拉·伊本·萨拉姆清真寺”
- Chinese: “阿卜杜拉本塞勒姆清真寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد عبد الله بن سلام”
- French: “Grande synagogue d’Oran”
- French: “la mosquée Abdallah ben Salam”
- Fulah: “Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque”
- German: “Abdallah Ibn Salam Moschee”
- German: “Abdellah-Ben-Salem-Moschee”
- German: “Grosse Synagoge”
- German: “Große Synagoge”
- Greek: “Τζαμί Abdallah Ibn Salam”
- Hebrew: “מסגד עבדאללה בן סלאם”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Abdellah Ben Salem”
- Ladino: “Gran Esnoga de Oran”
- Polish: “Meczet Abdallaha Ibn Salam”
- Polish: “Wielka Synagoga w Oranie”
- Russian: “Большая синагога”
- Russian: “Мечеть Абдаллы ибн Салама”
- Spanish: “Gran Sinagoga de Orán”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de Oran”
- Turkish: “Abdellah Ben Salam Camii”
- Turkish: “Abdullah bin Selam Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Велика синагога”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Абдаллаха Ібн Салама”
- Urdu: “عبداللہ بن سلام مسجد”
- Uzbek: “Abdulloh ibn Salom masjidi”
- Western Panjabi: “عبداللہ بن سلام مسجد”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abdallah Ibn Salam Mosque and مديرية الشؤون الدينية و الأوقاف.
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