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El Mechouar Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceTlemcen
Location
LocationTlemcen, Algeria
El Mechouar Mosque is located in Algeria
El Mechouar Mosque
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°52′52″N 1°18′41″W / 34.8812347°N 1.311292°W / 34.8812347; -1.311292
Architecture
Typemosque

Mechouar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المشور) is a historic mosque in the city of Tlemcen, Algeria. The mosque is a part of the historic Mechouar Castle which has a significant place in the history of the Kingdom of Tlemcen. The mosque contributed greatly to the intellectual development of Tlemcen. It was one of the main sights during the selection of Tlemcen as the Capital of Islamic Culture in 2011.[1][2]

  1. ^ "قلعة المشور” .. معلمٌ تاريخيٌّ يروي فصولا من حكم ملوك تلمسان Archived 2023-05-04 at the Wayback Machine. Al-Watan. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Capitals is Islamic Culture 2011 Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine. ISESCO. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

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