El Rahman Mosque
| Djama’a al-Djedid | |
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 El Rahman Mosque in Cherchell, built as a mosque during the Ottoman empire, adapting a Roman pagan temple in the forum of Caesarea | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Cherchell, Algeria |
  Shown within Algeria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°36′27″N 2°11′16″E / 36.60750°N 2.18778°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1574 |
The El Rahman mosque in Cherchell,[1] wilaya of Tipaza Algeria is a 'Roman' mosque.
The building was the former Cathedral of St Paul, itself built over the ruins of a Roman temple.[2] The mosque has been in use since 1574.
Gallery
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Front-view of mosque
See also
[edit]- Lists of mosques
- List of mosques in Africa
- List of mosques in Algeria
- List of cultural assets of Algeria
References
[edit]- ^ "Greek temple, now the mosque el Rahman, Cherchell, Algeria, Africa Stock Photo - Alamy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ Al Rahman Mosque , Cherchell Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Rahman Mosque.
- Images of el-Rahman Mosque in Manar al-Athar digital heritage photo archive
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