List of mosques in Algeria

This is a list of mosques in Algeria. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowment in 2006, there are around 15,000 mosques in Algeria as a whole, of which 450 are in the capital city of Algiers. 90% of which are built after the independence of Algeria in 1962.

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Sidi El Haloui Tlemcen 1353 Built by the Marinid Sultan Abou Inane Fares in honor of Abou Abdallah Echoudsy , a qadi of Seville accused of witchcraft and conspiring against the Zayyanid monarch under the Marinid occupation of the city.
Sidi Khaled Mosque Town of Sidi Khaled in Biskra 1912 The current structure is a 1917 reconstruction. It is believed to contain the tomb of the pre-Islamic figure, Khalid bin Sinan, who is cited in local traditions as having moved to Algeria. It is currently in a state of disrepair but is still a popular spot for visits from locals.
1st November of 1954 Great Mosque Batna 2003
20th August of 1956 Mosque Ouzellaguen 2011
Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque Oran 2015
Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque Oran 1918
Ben Farès Mosque Algiers 1865
Al-Aman Mosque Souk Ahras 2011
Ali Bitchin Mosque Algiers 1622
Al-Qods Mosque Bouira 1652
Al-Rahma Mosque, Algiers Algiers 1897
El Barani Mosque Algiers 1653
Bey Mohamed el-Kebir Mosque Oran 1792
Djama’a al-Djedid Algiers 1660
Great Mosque of Algiers Algiers 1097
Emir Abdelkader Mosque Constantine 1994
Ghardaia Mosque Ghardaia 10th century
Hassan Pasha Mosque Oran 1796
Imam el-Houari Mosque Oran 1792-1799
Jemma Al Djazair Algiers 2019
El Kawthar Mosque Blida 1533 Renovated and expanded in 1981
Ketchaoua Mosque Algiers 1612
Mansourah Mosque Tlemcen 1302-1303
El Mechouar Mosque Tlemcen 1310
Great Mosque of Nedroma Nedroma 1145
El Rahman Mosque Cherchell 1574
Safir Mosque Algiers 1534
Salah Bey Mosque Annaba 1791-1792
Shrine of Sidi Abder Rahman Algiers 1471 Commemorates Sidi Abder Rahman El Thaelebi, a renowned Islamic scholar
Sidi Boumediene Mosque Tlemcen 1339 Preserves the tomb of Abu Madyan, an influential Sufi
Sidi Ghanim Mosque Mila 678 Probably the oldest Mosque in Algeria
Sidi Bellahsen Mosque Tlemcen 1290
Sidi Bou Merouane Mosque Annaba 1033
Mausoleum of Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Algiers 1791 Preserves the tomb of Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, the founder of Rahmaniyya Sufi order and one of the seven Patron Saints of Algiers.
Sidi Okba Mosque Sidi Okba 686
Sidi Ramadan Mosque Algiers 1097
Great Mosque of Tlemcen Tlemcen 1136
Al-Umma Mosque Algiers 1951
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