The Hassan Pasha Mosque (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا, Masjid Hassan el-Basha), also referred to as the Pasha Mosque or the Grand Mosque, is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796[1][2] by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish.[3] During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters.[4] 5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later.[5] In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument.[5] Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.[6]
| Hassan Pasha Mosque | |
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مسجد حسن الباشا | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Oran, Algeria |
  Shown within Oran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°42′16″N 0°39′17″W / 35.70444°N 0.65472°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Completed | 1796 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Gallery
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Ablutions fountain in Oran's Basha mosque.
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A view of the minaret and the dome.
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The Pasha Mosque in 1920
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Close-up of the minaret
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Front entrance of Hassan Pasha Mosque.
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Interior of Hassan Pasha Mosque.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hassan Remaoun (2000). L'Algérie: histoire, société et culture. Casbah. p. 316. ISBN 978-9961-64-189-7.
- ^ Eugène Cruck (1959). Oran et les témoins de son passé: récits historiques et anecdotiques, avec un plan de la ville. Heintz frères. p. 78.
- ^ Edgard Attias (2005). Les dossiers de la ville d'Oran: suivi de Récits autour d'Oran, 1830-1962. Mémoire de notre temps. p. 105.
- ^ Bourouiba, Rachid (1986). Apports de l'Algérie à l'architecture religieuse arabo-islamique. Algeria: Alger : Entreprise nationale du livre : Office des publications universitaires. p. 358.
- ^ a b Marçais, Georges (1954). Architecture musulmane d’Occident. Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques.
- ^ Kasmi, Amine (2018). "Masjid Hassan el-Bacha". Archnet. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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