Sidi Lakhdar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي الاخضر), or Djamâa Lakhdar is a mosque located in Constantine, Algeria.
| Sidi Lakhdar Mosque مسجد سيدي الاخضر | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Constantine |
| Province | Constantine |
| Location | |
| Location | Al-Jazzarin neighborhood Constantine, Algeria |
| Municipality | Constantine |
  Shown within Algeria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°22′03.5″N 6°36′50.0″E / 36.367639°N 6.613889°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman style |
| Completed | 1743 [1] |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 worshippers |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Architecture
It is mainly characterised by its curved marble columns and its admirable sculpted capitals.the sanctuary of the mosque, which has a rectangular shape, is located on the first floor and can be entered through two open doors in the wall opposite the mihrab and its "minbar" of carved wood,it was classified in 1905 and its decoration remains a witness on the history of its construction through the roof and wooden columns.
History
Sidi Lakhdar Mosque is located in the Al-Jazzarin neighborhood, and it was built in 1743 by the Bey Hussein bin Hussein, known as Bouhanak, who was buried in this mosque after his death. In 1913 The mosque, which witnessed many scholarly sessions of Sheikh Abdelhamid Ben Badis he installed his seminary and marked the center of his foundation "Algerian Muslim Congress" (CMA),
Sidi Lakhdar Mosque Minaret in 1900
See also
References
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