Great Mosque of Tlemcen

Great Mosque of Tlemcen
المسجد الكبير
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationTlemcen
CountryAlgeria
Interactive map of Great Mosque of Tlemcen
Coordinates34°53′01″N 1°18′38″W / 34.8837°N 1.3105°W / 34.8837; -1.3105
Architecture
StyleMoorish (Almoravid, Zayyanid)
FounderYusuf ibn Tashfin
Completed
  • 1082
  • 1136 (decoration)
  • 1236 (expansion)
Specifications
Dome2
Minaret1
Minaret height29.15 m (95.6 ft)

The Great Mosque of Tlemcen (Arabic: الجامع الكبير لتلمسان, romanizedel-Jemaa el-Kebir litilimcen) is a mosque in Tlemcen, Algeria. It was founded and first built in 1082, and modified and embellished several times afterwards. It is considered one of the most important examples of architecture under the Almoravid dynasty. Major extensions to the mosque building and the construction of the minaret were completed during the Zayyanid era.