Hassan Bey Mosque
Also known as: Hassan Bey Mosque
Mosque in Constantine, Algeria
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Overview
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The Hassan Bey Mosque stands in the city of Constantine, the capital of Constantine Province in Algeria. Sources give its official name as the Hussein Bey Mosque, and it is widely known as the El Bey Mosque (Masjid al-Bay). It was founded as the Souk El Ghezel Mosque and is also called the Ghazal Market Mosque. The building is associated with Maghreb architecture and is listed among the cultural heritage monuments of Algeria. It is located in the El Koudia district, on Rue 19 juin 1965.
History
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The building was completed as a mosque in 1730. In 1838 its purpose was changed and it became the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Constantine, a function it kept until 1962. In that year it was returned to use as a mosque.
From Wikipedia
The El Bey Mosque, officially the Hussein Bey Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الباي, romanized: Masjid EL-Bay), founded as the Souk El Ghezel Mosque and also known as the Ghazal Market Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Constantine, in the Constantine Province of Algeria. Completed as a mosque in 1730 CE, from 1838 until 1962 the building was repurposed as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows of Constantine, and restored to its former use as a mosque in 1962.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Bey_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Hassan_Bey
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Hussein_Bey
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BCseyin_Bey_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%DB%92