El Rahman 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 / 36.60750°N 2.18778°E / 36.60750; 2.18778
Architecture
Typemosque
Completed1574

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

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". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  2. ^ Al Rahman Mosque , Cherchell Archived 2017-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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