Beautiful old mosque. Not so big but holds a lot of history ! Definitly worth visiting if u go by martyrs square!

One of the oldest mosques of Algiers 🇩🇿 had a magnificent architecture design

Great location facing major bus station

After seven years of construction and over $1 billion in expenses, a new mosque in Algeria is set to break new global records. The Great Mosque of Algiers, or Djamaa El Djazair, sits on an area of 400,000 square meters and has a 265 meter (870 feet) minaret that houses observation decks. The compound’s domed sanctuary and outside courtyard overlooking the Bay of Algiers can house up to 120,000 worshippers and has an underground parking space with a capacity of 7,000 cars. The mosque’s complex includes a Koranic school, a library, a restaurant, an amphitheater, along with a research center dedicated to the history of Algeria. With its completion, the mosque will now be the world’s third biggest by area and the largest in Africa. The two largest mosques are The Sacred Mosque of Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina: both considered the holiest sites in Islam and accustomed by millions of Muslim worshippers and pilgrims every year. The Algiers mosque also takes the lead as having Africa’s tallest minaret, relegating the 670-feet tower of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco to a second place. The Algiers mosque constitutes a new feat for the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), a huge multinational that is involved in building heavy industry and infrastructure in Africa and across the world. The company won the bid for the project of the Great Mosque in 2011, considered at the time among the largest of its overseas projects. However, following the global slump in oil prices, the mosque faced a budget crisis that precipitated delays in construction. The decision to build Africa’s largest mosque is an interesting choice for a Muslim-majority nation that has for years struggled with an Islamist insurgency. After the government canceled the 1992 elections where Islamists appeared to win, that triggered a civil insurgency that led to the death of 200,000 people. By building this large religious center, some observers have noted that it’s a way to supplant extremist ideologies and co-opt clerics who might foment anti-government opposition. Others have also seen it as a symbol of the North African state’s turn towards Islamification and religious intolerance. The project might also have presented a moral quandary for the Chinese state-backed CSCEC. Over the past year, Beijing has been accused of marginalizing, detaining, and tracking its own Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province. Yet for all the fanfare around the Great Mosque, the man who financed the ambitious project will not be there to see it fully open. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned early April amid discontent that his administration spent millions on vanity projects—including on mega structures like the Great Mosque—that diverted public money from creating employment and sustainable growth.

Reasonable women's prayer section ; open for women most of the time Thanks God

Good Mosque. Will improve Islamic culture in Africa

(Translated by Google) The Great Mosque in Algiers is also called the ancient mosque, and the mosque is Jameh. [1] [2] [3] It is the oldest standing mosque in Algiers, and it is said that it is the oldest in the central Maghreb (Algeria) after the Sidi Uqba Mosque in Biskra, and next to the Great Mosque in Tlemcen and the Great Mosque in Nadroma, it is one of the few remaining monuments of Almoravid architecture. The construction of the Great Mosque dates back to the fifth century AH during the extension of the rule of the Almoravid dynasty to the central Maghreb at the hands of the founder of the state, the Commander of the Faithful Yusuf bin Tashfin, and precisely on the first of Rajab in the year 4900 AH, corresponding to June 18, 10977 A.D. It is believed that it was built on the remains of a Christian cathedral dating back to The Roman era, while the construction of its minaret dates back to the year 1324 AD (Original) المسجد الكبير في الجزائر العاصمة يطلق عليه كذلك اسمالمسجد العتيق و المسجد جامع.[1][2][3] هو أقدم مسجد قائم في الجزائر العاصمة ويقال أنه الأقدم في المغرب الاوسط (الجزائر) بعد مسجد سيدي عقبة بــبــسكرة و يعد إلى جانب الجامع الكبير في تلمسان و الجامع الكبير في ندرومة واحدا من الآثار القليلة المتبقية من العمارة  المرابطية. يرجع تاريخ بناء الجامع الكبير إلى القرن الخامس هجري خلال امتداد حكم سلالة المرابطين للمغرب الأوسط على يد مؤسس الدولة أمير المؤمنين يوسف بن تاشفين وبالضبط في الأول من رجب عام 4900 للهجرة الموافق ل 18 جوان سنة 10977 م ويعتقد أنه قد شيد على أنقاض كاتدرائية مسيحية تعود إلى العهد الروماني.فيما يعود تاريخ بناء مئذنته إلى سنة 1324 م

(Translated by Google) A great place of religious knowledge and the fight against religious fundamentalism in North Africa ... it will be a great pole of scientific, cultural and religious influence for all of North Africa. Its construction is a high-level architectural work. Having the tallest minaret in the world, 267 m, it has a prayer room of over 20,000 m². Built on land with a total area of ​​almost 28 hectares, it has more than 12 independent buildings including a very large library with a library base of over one million books with a capacity of over 3,500 people. Its car park, built on 2 levels in the basement, can accommodate more than 6000 vehicles. The prayer hall of this great mosque is supported by 618 octagonal columns decorated with marble with crisp white veining and Arabic calligraphy writing over 6 kilometers long, some of which have been engraved with new laser technology. A place that deserves a visit from its opening scheduled for November 1, 2020, .. it will be inaugurated by the President of the Republic. (Original) Un grand lieu de savoir religieux et de lutte contre l'intégrisme religieux en Afrique du Nord..il sera un grand pôle de rayonnement scientifique, culturel et religieux pour toute l'Afrique du Nord. Sa construction est une œuvre architecturale de haut niveau. Ayant le minaret le plus haut au monde , 267 m, elle possède une salle de prière de plus de 20.000 m² . Construite sur un terrain d'une superficie totale de presque 28 hectares, elle dispose de plus de 12 bâtiments indépendants dont une très grande bibliothèque riche d'un fond bibliothécaire de plus d'un million de livres avec une capacité d'accueil de plus de 3500 personnes. Son parking construit sur 2 niveaux au sous sol, peut accueillir plus de 6000 véhicules. La salle de prière de cette grande mosquée est soutenue par 618 colonnes octogonales décorées de marbre avec des veinures d'un blanc très éclatant et une écriture calligraphie arabe de plus de 6 kilomètres, dont certaines ont été gravées avec une nouvelle technologie à laser. Un lieux qui mérite une visite dès son ouverture prévue le 1er novembre 2020, .. elle sera inaugurée par Mr le Président de la République.

The Great Mosque of Algiers or “Djama’a al-Kebir” is a mosque in Algiers, Algeria, located very close to Algiers Harbor. An inscription on the minbar or the pulpit testifies to fact that the mosque was built in 1097.

Good mosque but needs a lot of make-over

(Translated by Google) Al-Ateeq Mosque, Masha Allah (Original) مسجد العتيق ماشاء الله

Best architecture masa allah

It's very beautiful huge and pure you can feel much spiritual vibes in the air ✨️ 🙏 Sobhan Allah

This amazing piece of art not only a mosque but also a huge library to learn about how Islam and our history really are🌟

Good 👍😊

The third largest mosque in the world. I want to visit it someday

Fabulous

Good

Worth a visit

Amazing!

Nice

(Translated by Google) Superb Moresque Architecture Bati Pat Imam Youcef ibn Techfine At The Time Of Morabitene (Original) Superbe Architecture Moresque Bati Pat L'imam Youcef ibn Techfine A L'époque De Morabitene

Good

(Translated by Google) The Great Mosque is the oldest mosque in the capital (Original) المسجد الكبير أقدم مسجد العاصمة

(Translated by Google) God bless them, complete the best well, O Lord (Original) ماشاء الله ربي يكملو بخير على خير يا رب

(Translated by Google) It is a very beautiful mosque, my god accept our prayers (Original) C'est une très belle mosquée, mon dieu accepte nos prières 🤲

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) جميل جدا

(Translated by Google) The Grand Mosque in Algiers is also called the ancient mosque, and the mosque is Jameh. It is the oldest standing mosque in Algiers and is said to be the oldest in the central Maghreb (Algeria) after the Sidi Uqba Mosque in Biskra, and along with the Great Mosque of Tlemcen and the Great Mosque of Nedroma is one of the few remaining monuments of Almoravid architecture. The construction of the Great Mosque dates back to the fifth century AH during the extension of the rule of the Almoravid dynasty to the central Maghreb at the hands of the founder of the state, the Leader of the Faithful Yusuf bin Tashfin, and precisely on the first of Rajab in the year 490 AH corresponding to the 18th of June 1097 AD. The Roman era, while the construction of its minaret dates back to 1324 AD (1332 AD in some sources) (Original) المسجد الكبير في الجزائر العاصمة يطلق عليه كذلك اسم المسجد العتيق و المسجد جامع. هو أقدم مسجد قائم في الجزائر العاصمة ويقال أنه الأقدم في المغرب الاوسط (الجزائر) بعد مسجد سيدي عقبة بــبــسكرة ويعد إلى جانب الجامع الكبير في تلمسان و الجامع الكبير في ندرومة واحدا من الآثار القليلة المتبقية من العمارة المرابطية. يرجع تاريخ بناء الجامع الكبير إلى القرن الخامس هجري خلال امتداد حكم سلالة المرابطين للمغرب الأوسط على يد مؤسس الدولة أمير المؤمنين يوسف بن تاشفين وبالضبط في الأول من رجب عام 490 للهجرة الموافق ل 18 جوان سنة 1097 م ويعتقد أنه قد شيد على أنقاض كاتدرائية مسيحية تعود إلى العهد الروماني.فيما يعود تاريخ بناء مئذنته إلى سنة 1324 م (1332 م في بعض المصادر)

(Translated by Google) The Great Mosque is the first and oldest mosque in Algeria, and was built 7 centuries ago during the reign of the Almoravid state, located at the top of the Algerian capital, and in the Martyrs' Square, the Great Mosque is the oldest mosque in Algiers, and one of the oldest mosques in the Maghreb that were built by the Almoravid state that ruled Algeria In the fifth century AH. (Original) الجامع الكبير هو أول وأقدم مسجد في الجزائر، وشيد قبل 7 قرون في عهد الدولة المرابطيةيقع في أعالي العاصمة الجزائرية، وبمنطقة ساحة الشهداء يوجد الجامع الكبير"أقدم مسجد في الجزائر العاصمة، ومن أقدم المساجد في المغرب العربي التي شيُدت من قبل الدولة المرابطية التي حكمت الجزائر في القرن الخامس هجري.

(Translated by Google) Mashallah (Original) ماشاء الله

I love this place

Exact

As an Algerian Muslim this mosque does not look like a mosque it looks like a supermarket I see no history in it and it was probably built get the record of tallest mosque