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Emir Abdelkader Mosque

Also known as: Emir Abdelkader Mosque

mosque in Constantine, Algeria

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Built
1994
Capacity
15,000 people
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The Emir Abdelkader Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Constantine, the principal city of eastern Algeria. It is named after Emir Abdelkader (Abdülkadir Cezayirî in Turkish usage). Built in an Islamic style with Maghrebi influences, it holds 15,000 worshippers and is regarded as the second-largest mosque in Algeria after the Great Mosque of Algiers. Its broad forecourt can accommodate thousands more. The mosque stands in the city centre near the Algerian television station and houses a university of Islamic sciences.

History

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The mosque dates to 1994. Its affiliated University of Islamic Sciences is reported to have hosted scholars such as Muhammad al-Ghazali and Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Other figures, including the Syrian scholar al-Bouti and Omar Abdelkafi, are said to have lectured there.

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The Emir Abdelkader Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الأمير عبد القادر, romanized: Jemaa EL-Emir Abdelkader) is a Sunni mosque located in the city of Constantine, in the Constantine Province of Algeria. It is the second largest mosque in Algeria after Djamaa Al Djazair.

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