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Hassan Pasha Mosque

Coordinates: 35°42′16″N 0°39′17″W / 35.70444°N 0.65472°W / 35.70444; -0.65472
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Hassan Pasha Mosque
مسجد حسن الباشا
The mosque in 2013
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
(1796–1830);
(since 1835)
StatusClosed (since 2010)
Location
LocationOran
CountryAlgeria
Hassan Pasha Mosque is located in Northern Algeria
Hassan Pasha Mosque
Location of the mosque in northern Algeria
Map
Coordinates35°42′16″N 0°39′17″W / 35.70444°N 0.65472°W / 35.70444; -0.65472
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
FounderBaba Hassan
Completed1796
Specifications
Dome2
Dome dia. (outer)12 m (39 ft)
Minaret1

The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا, romanized: Masjid Hassan el-Basha), also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Oran Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria.

Overview

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The mosque was built in 1796[1][2] by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish.[3] During the Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers occupied the mosque and it was used as their living-quarters.[4] In 1835, after the French invasion, the building was restored as a mosque and renovated during the 1860s.[5] In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument;[5] and in 2010, the mosque-monument was closed to the public.[6]

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  • Ablutions fountain at the mosque
    Ablutions fountain at the mosque
  • A view of the minaret and the dome
    A view of the minaret and the dome
  • The mosque in 1920
    The mosque in 1920
  • Close-up of the minaret
    Close-up of the minaret
  • Front entrance to the mosque
    Front entrance to the mosque
  • Interior of the mosque
    Interior of the mosque

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Remaoun, Hassan (2000). L'Algérie: histoire, société et culture (in French). Casbah. p. 316. ISBN 978-9961-64-189-7.
  2. ^ Cruck, Eugène (1959). Oran et les témoins de son passé: récits historiques et anecdotiques, avec un plan de la ville (in French). Heintz frères. p. 78.
  3. ^ Attias, Edgard (2005). Les dossiers de la ville d'Oran: suivi de Récits autour d'Oran, 1830-1962 (in French). Mémoire de notre temps. p. 105.
  4. ^ Bourouiba, Rachid (1986). Apports de l'Algérie à l'architecture religieuse arabo-islamique (in French). Algeria: Entreprise nationale du livre : Office des publications universitaires. p. 358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  5. ^ a b Marçais, Georges (1954). Architecture musulmane d’Occident (in French). Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques.
  6. ^ Kasmi, Amine (2018). "Masjid Hassan el-Bacha". ArchNet. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

Further reading

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  • Piesse, Louis (1862). Itinéraire historique et descriptif de l’Algérie, comprenant le Tell et le Sahara (in French). Paris: Hachette.
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