Djamaa el Djazaïr

جامع الجزائر الأعظم

mosque in Algiers

#3 in Algiers / #5 in Algeria

by Abdellah zou

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Djamaa el Djazaïr, also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers, is an architectural marvel located in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. This mosque is notable for being the third-largest mosque in the world and the largest in Africa. Completed in 2019, Djamaa el Djazaïr features the tallest minaret globally, standing at an impressive 265 meters (869 feet). The mosque complex includes a prayer hall with a capacity for 120,000 worshippers, a library, a Koranic school, a museum of Islamic art and history, and a research center.

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