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Archive for the ‘Northern Africa’ Category

The Great mosque (El Aaiún, Western Sahara)

November 14, 2009

The Great mosque (El Aaiún, Western Sahara) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA new ad main mosque in the city

Hassan II mosque (Casablanca, Morocco)

November 14, 2009

Hassan II mosque (Casablanca, Morocco) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA The Hassan II Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني‎), located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and the third largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina. Designed by the French architect […]

Zaytuna mosque (Tunis, Tunisia)

November 14, 2009

Zaytuna mosque (Tunis, Tunisia) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA Al-Zaytuna Mosque (Arabic: جامع الزيتونة‎, literally meaning the Mosque of Olive) is a major mosque in Tunis. The mosque is the oldest in the Capital of Tunisia and covers an area of 5,000 square metres (1.2 acres) with nine entrances[1]. It has 160 authentic columns brought originally […]

El Jedid mosque (Algiers, Algeria)

November 14, 2009

The Great mosque (Alger, Algeria) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA one of the oldest mosques in Algiers, it was built in 17° century

Mawlai Muhammad mosque (Tripoli, Libya)

November 14, 2009

Central mosque (Tripoli, Libya) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA typical modern mosque, one of the biggest of the Libyan capital

Muhammad Ali mosque (Cairo, Egypt)

November 13, 2009

Muhammad Ali mosque (Cairo, Egypt) Cargado originalmente por SANAbananaBANA The Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha or Alabaster Mosque (Arabic: مسجد محمد علي, Turkish: Mehmet Ali Paşa Camii) is a mosque situated in the Citadel of Cairo in Egypt and commissioned by Muhammad Ali Pasha between 1830 and 1848. Situated on the summit of the citadel, […]