Bab Zir Mosque

Bab Zir Mosque
مسجد باب زير
The mosque's minaret, c. 1857
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Tlemcen
Country	Algeria
Location of the mosque in northern Algeria
Interactive map of Bab Zir Mosque
Coordinates	34°53′11″N 1°18′24″W / 34.88639°N 1.30667°W / 34.88639; -1.30667
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Minaret	1
Website
agadirmosque.com

The Bab Zir Mosque (Arabic: مسجد باب زير) is a modest neighborhood mosque. situated in the Bab Zir district of the medina of Tlemcen, Algeria.^[1] The district takes its name from a historic city gate that once stood in the area but no longer exists.^[2]

The mosque has a tall square-shaped minaret that, together with the mosque, and two Marabouts of the cemetery of El Obbad Es Soufli, are listed as a cultural heritage monument of Algeria.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  An image of the minaret, in 1860

See also

• Algeria portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Algeria
• List of mosques in Algeria
• List of cultural assets of Algeria in Tlemcen Province

References

1. Charpentier, Agnès (2018). Tlemcen médiévale: Urbanisme, architecture et arts [Medieval Tlemcen: Urban Planning, Architecture, and Arts] (in French). Paris (France): Editions De Boccard. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-2701805252. OCLC 1042324505.
2. Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing. pp. 320–323.

External links

Media related to Bab Zir Mosque at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website