Great Mosque of Tlemcen

Tlemcen, ,Algeria
Great Mosque of Tlemcen Great Mosque of Tlemcen is one of the popular Religious Center located in ,Tlemcen listed under Local business in Tlemcen , Landmark in Tlemcen , Mosque in Tlemcen ,

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The Great Mosque of Tlemcen was first built in Tlemcen, Algeria in 1082. It is one of the best preserved examples of the Almoravid dynasty's architecture. It was built under sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin, but substantially reconstructed and enlarged by his son Ali ibn Yusuf. An inscription dates this reconstruction to 1136. Sultan Yaghmoracen, the founder of the Abdalwadid dynasty of Tlemcen added a section with a minaret and a dome in the 13th century. Next to the mosque there used to be an Islamic court and an Islamic university of considerable fame.

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