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Bab Zir Mosque

Bab Zir Mosque
مسجد باب زير
The mosque's minaret, c.1857
Bab Zir Mosque is located in Northern Algeria
Bab Zir Mosque
Location of the mosque in northern Algeria
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationTlemcen
CountryAlgeria
Map
Interactive map of Bab Zir Mosque
Coordinates34°53′11″N 1°18′24″W / 34.88639°N 1.30667°W / 34.88639; -1.30667
Architecture
TypeIslamic architecture
Minaret1
Website
agadirmosque.com

The 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.[2]

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References

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  1. 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.
  2. 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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