Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
Also known as: Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque
building in Algeria
Key facts
- Built
- 2015
- Capacity
- 25,000 people
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Overview
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The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Oran, Algeria. It is named after Abdelhamid Ben Badis, a revered figure among Algerian Muslims who in 1931 helped found the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema, a reformist organisation that worked against assimilation into colonial French culture.
The mosque can accommodate more than 25,000 worshippers. The complex also includes a 460-seat lecture hall, a large esplanade, two underground car parks, commercial units and exhibition spaces. A public institution was created to manage the complex.
History
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Construction work began in 1975, and the mosque was formally inaugurated on 16 April 2015, roughly forty years later. A public institution was subsequently established to run the complex.
From Wikipedia
The Abdelhamid Ben Badis Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عبد الحميد بن باديس) is a Sunni mosque located in Oran, Algeria. The mosque was completed in 2015 and named in honor of Abdelhamid Ben Badis, a revered figure among Algerian Muslims. In 1931, Ben Badis helped found the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema, an Islamic reformist organization that helped combat assimilation into colonial French culture.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3_(%D9%88%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelhamid_Ben_Badis_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Abdelhamid_Ben_Badis
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%B0
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd%C3%BClhamid_bin_Bedis_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B3