Ben Farès Mosque
Ben Farès Mosque in 1975
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Ben Farès Mosque is located in Algiers
Ben Farès Mosque
Shown within Algiers
Geographic coordinates36°47′2.4″N 3°3′33.12″E / 36.784000°N 3.0592000°E / 36.784000; 3.0592000

The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès (Arabic: مسجد ابن فارس), originally built as the Great Synagogue of Algiers in 1865, is a mosque and former synagogue in Algiers. It was also formerly known as Djamâa Lihoud, which means "Mosque of the Jews" in Algerian Arabic vernacular.[1][2]

Following the Civil war in Algeria and its abandonment in 1994, the synagogue was converted into the Ben Farès Mosque.[3]

Notable imams

  • Mohamed Charef (1908-2011)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nourreddine, Louhal (15 February 2015). "La concurrence déloyale fait rage dans les marchés couverts d'Alger: Les camelots gangrènent l'activité commerciale". Liberté (Algeria). Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Rahmani, Farida; Bouchenaki, Mounir (2003). La Casbah d'Alger: un art de vivre des Algériennes. Paris-Méditerranée. ISBN 9782842721749. En face du marché Djamâa-Lihoud, s'élève l'ancienne synagogue, aujourd'hui Djamâa Fares [In front of the Djamâa-Lihoud market rises the former synagogue, today the Djamâa Fares]
  3. ↑ Auzias, Dominique (2009). Alger 2010-11. Petit Futé. p. 168. ISBN 978-2746924048.
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