Mansourah Mosque
building in Algeria
Key facts
- Built
- 1303
- Foundation/Institution
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr
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Overview
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The Mansourah Mosque stands in the town of Mansourah, in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria. It is an example of Marinid architecture and is now a former mosque in a ruinous state. The surviving remains are recognised as a national monument of Algeria and lie within Tlemcen National Park. Mansourah itself was founded by the Marinid rulers, and the mosque was one of its principal buildings. Archaeological excavations have made it possible to reconstruct the original plan of the building.
History
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According to the sources, the mosque was built in 1303 by the Marinid sultan Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr. In 1336 Abu al-Hasan had the decoration of its main portal redone. The building later fell into ruin, and excavations have since allowed its layout to be re-established.
From Wikipedia
The Mansourah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المنصورة; French: Mosquée de Mansourah) is a former mosque, in a ruinous state, located in the city of Mansourah, in the province of Tlemcen, in northwestern Algeria. The remaining structure is a national monument of Algeria and is situated within the Tlemcen National Park.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansourah_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Mansourah
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%81_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1