مسجد الجزائر أو المسجد الأعظم Djamaa el Djazaïr Great Mosque of Algier
The third largest mosque in the world in terms of total area, after the Two Holy Mosques
City: Municipality of Mohammedia, Algiers
Country: Algeria
Country: Algiers
Number of worshipers:
120,000 (36,000
In the prayer hall, adding 84,000 to the external area)
The number of minarets: 1
Foundation Year: 2019
Construction start date: 2011-2018
Minaret (Al-Manara):
The minaret is 265 meters high, the highest in the world, according to the authorities overseeing its construction, from the top of Bouzareah hill at a height of 365 meters.
The largest mosque in Africa, and the third largest mosque in the world after the Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the Prophet's Mosque in Medina,
piece of art:
The mosque contains 12 buildings, including a cultural center, a huge library, and a garden, as well as 4 water pools and fountains.
The site includes a library of nearly a million books, a conference room, a house for the Qur’an, a museum of Islamic art and history, and a center for research on the history of Algeria.
The prayer hall:
The mosque is designed to accommodate 120,000 worshipers in a hall with an area of 20 thousand square meters, to be according to the designers the third largest prayer hall in the world after the Great Mosque of Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque.
Site:
The Algiers Mosque is strategically located in the heart of the bay of Algiers, the largest city in Algeria and the country's capital. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea from the northern suburbs, adjacent to Wadi El Harrach from the western suburbs, 10 km to the east of the old city center, and 11 km from Algiers International Airport.
On the occasion of the celebration of the Prophet’s birthday, Algeria opens the third largest mosque in the world in terms of area after the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina and the Great Mosque of Mecca, and the largest in Africa at a cost of $ 2 billion, with a minaret of 267 meters and is the highest in the world.
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