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El Rahman Mosque

mosque in Algeria

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El Rahman Mosque is a mosque in Tipasa Province, Algeria, in the Cherchell area. It is also known as the Roman Square Mosque. The building went up in the late 19th century, during the French colonial period, as a Neo-classical church called the Church of Saint-Paul, dedicated to Paul the Apostle. After Algeria became independent, the building was converted for Muslim worship and now serves as a mosque.

History

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The building was constructed in the late 19th century under French colonial rule as the Church of Saint-Paul (Église Saint-Paul de Cherchell) in Cherchell. It was designed in the Neo-classical style and dedicated to Paul the Apostle.

After Algeria gained its independence, the church was converted into a mosque in 1964.

From Wikipedia

The Er-Rahman Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرحمن, lit. 'Mosque of A Hundred Columns') is a mosque located in Cherchell, in the province of Tipaza, in Algeria.

Built during the French colonial period at the end of the 19th-century as a church called the Church of Saint-Paul (French: Église Saint-Paul de Cherchell), dedicated in honour of Paul the Apostle, the Neo-classical church was converted into a mosque in 1964, after the country's independence.

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