Bab Zir Mosque

Bab Zir Mosque
Minaret of the Mosque, c. 1857
Location
LocationTlemcen, Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°53′11.17″N 1°18′24.14″W / 34.8864361°N 1.3067056°W / 34.8864361; -1.3067056
Architecture
Typemosque
Minaret(s)1

Bab Zir Mosque (Arabic: مسجد باب زير) is a modest neighborhood mosque situated in the Bab Zir district of the medina of Tlemcen, Algeria.[1] The district takes its name from a historic city gate that once stood in the area but no longer exists.

History

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Charpentier 2018, p. 117.

Bibliography

  • Charpentier, Agnès (2018). Tlemcen médiévale: Urbanisme, architecture et arts [Medieval Tlemcen: Urban Planning, Architecture, and Arts] (in French). Paris (France): Editions De Boccard. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-2701805252. OCLC 1042324505.
  • Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing. pp. 320–323.
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