Ben Farès Mosque Explained
| Ben Farès Mosque |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | Algiers |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Map Type: | Algiers |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 36.784°N 3.0592°W |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Dome Quantity: | One |
| Minaret Quantity: | One |
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The Ben Farès Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ben Farès (ar|مسجد ابن فارس), originally built as the Great Synagogue of Algiers in 1865, is a mosque and former synagogue in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was also formerly known as Djamâa Lihoud, which means "Mosque of the Jews" in Algerian Arabic vernacular.[1] [2]
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Notes and References
- News: La concurrence déloyale fait rage dans les marchés couverts d'Alger: Les camelots gangrènent l'activité commerciale. Louhal . Nourreddine . . fr-FR . 15 February 2015 . 20 February 2018 . 23 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190323171844/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/actu-alger/les-camelots-gangrenent-lactivite-commerciale-220097/ . dead.
- Book: Farida . Rahmani . Mounir . Bouchenaki . La Casbah d'Alger: un art de vivre des Algériennes. Paris-Méditerranée . 2003 . 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] . fr-FR.
