Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque

Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque
مسجد سيدي ابراهيم المصمودي
The mosque in 2024
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Tlemcen
Country	Algeria
Location of the mosque in northern Algeria
Geographic coordinates	34°52′53.8″N 1°18′41.7″W / 34.881611°N 1.311583°W / 34.881611; -1.311583
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Founder	Sultan Abu Hammu II
Completed	765 AH (1363/1364 CE)
Minaret(s)	1

The Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي ابراهيم المصمودي) is a mosque located in central Tlemcen, Algeria. Completed in 765 AH (1363/1364 CE) by the sultan Abu Hammu II, ruler of the Zayyanid dynasty,^[1] the mosque was built alongside Sheik Sidi Brahim's tomb, which gave the mosque its name.^[2]

The mosque is a cultural heritage monument of Algeria.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque stood through the fall of the Zayyanid dynasty and was rediscovered by the French after the conquest of the Ottoman Regency of Algiers. The French Arabist and Hebraist Jean-Joseph-Léandre Bargès discovered the name of the complex that contained the mosque, and Charles Brosselard discovered the name of the mosque.^[3]

The mosque is part of the Ya'qubiya complex.^[3] It was likely built to commemorate Sultan Abu Hammu II's father and two of his uncles, who were praised as heroes of the war against the Marinids. The Ya'qubiya complex underwent renovations in 2011 that greatly impacted and changed the design of the complex and the mosque.^[4]

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See also

• Algeria portal
• Islam portal

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

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. p. 133. ISBN 978-2701805252. OCLC 1042324505.
2. "Sidi Brahim Mosque -". Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
3. Nagy, Péter T. (November 27, 2018). "Notes on the 14th-century Ya'qubiyya Complex in Tlemcen, Algeria". Periodica Polytechnica Architecture. 49 (2): 126–134. doi:10.3311/PPar.12713. ISSN 1789-3437.
4. Radhia, Bennedjai; Bencherif, Meriama (December 1, 2018). "Une dérestauration pour retrouver l'authenticité d'un mausolée Ziyanide Sidi Ibrahim El Masmoudi à Tlemcen". ResearchGate. 7 (14): 299–311.

Further reading

• Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). "Mosquée et Qoubba de Sidi Brâhîm". Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing.

External links

 Media related to Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque at Wikimedia Commons