Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque

Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque
Location
LocationTlemcen, Algeria
Geographic coordinates34°52′53.8″N 1°18′41.7″W / 34.881611°N 1.311583°W / 34.881611; -1.311583
Architecture
Typemosque
FounderSultan Abu Hammu II
Date established1363-1364
Minaret(s)1

Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي ابراهيم المصمودي) is a historical mosque located in central Tlemcen, Algeria. It was built in 765 AH (1363-1364) by the sultan Abu Hammu II, ruler of the Zayyanid dynasty.[1] It was built alongside Sheik Sidi Brahim's tomb, which gave the mosque its name.[2]

The mosque is part of the Ya'qubiya complex.[3] It was likely built to commemorate Sultan Abu Hammu II's father and two of his uncles, who were praised as heroes of the war against the Marinids.

The Ya'qubiya complex faced renovations in 2011 that will greatly impact and change the design of the complex and the mosque.[4]

History

The Sidi Brahim al-Masmudi Mosque stood through the fall of the Zayyanid dynasty and was rediscovered by the French after the conquest of the Ottoman Regency of Algiers. The French Arabist and Hebraist Jean-Joseph-Léandre Bargès discovered the name of the complex the mosque was in, and Charles Brosselard discovered the name to the mosque.[5]

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References

Citations

  1. ^ Charpentier 2018, p. 133.
  2. ^ "Sidi Brahim Mosque - Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum". islamicart.museumwnf.org. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  3. ^ Nagy 2018, p. 126. sfn error: multiple targets (2×): CITEREFNagy2018 (help)
  4. ^ Radhia, Bennedjai; Bencherif, Meriama (1 December 2018). "Une dérestauration pour retrouver l'authenticité d'un mausolée Ziyanide Sidi Ibrahim El Masmoudi à Tlemcen". ResearchGate. 7 (14): 299–311.
  5. ^ Nagy, Péter T. (2018-11-27). "Notes on the 14th-century Ya'qubiyya Complex in Tlemcen, Algeria". Periodica Polytechnica Architecture. 49 (2): 126–134. doi:10.3311/PPar.12713. ISSN 1789-3437.

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