El Rahman Mosque

The El Rahman mosque in Cherchell,[1] wilaya of Tipaza Algeria is a 'Roman' mosque.

Djama’a al-Djedid
El Rahman Mosque in Cherchell, built as a mosque during the Ottoman empire, adapting a Roman pagan temple in the forum of Caesarea
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
LocationCherchell, Algeria
El Rahman Mosque is located in Algeria
El Rahman Mosque
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates36°36′27″N 2°11′16″E
Architecture
Typemosque
Completed1574

The building was the former Cathedral of St Paul, itself built over the ruins of a Roman temple.[2] The mosque has been in use since 1574.

  • Front-view of mosque
    Front-view of mosque

See also

References
  1. "Greek temple, now the mosque el Rahman, Cherchell, Algeria, Africa Stock Photo - Alamy".
  2. Al Rahman Mosque , Cherchell .
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