Hassan Pasha Mosque Explained

Hassan Pasha Mosque
Native Name:مسجد حسن الباشا
Native Name Lang:ar
Religious Affiliation:Islam
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Location:Oran, Algeria
Map Type:Algeria
Map Size:220px
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:35.7044°N -0.6547°W
Architecture Type:mosque
Year Completed:1796
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Minaret Quantity:1
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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. Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hassan Remaoun. L'Algérie: histoire, société et culture. 2000. Casbah. 978-9961-64-189-7. 316.
  2. Book: Eugène Cruck. Oran et les témoins de son passé: récits historiques et anecdotiques, avec un plan de la ville. 1959. Heintz frères. 78.
  3. Book: Edgard Attias. Les dossiers de la ville d'Oran: suivi de Récits autour d'Oran, 1830-1962. 2005. Mémoire de notre temps. 105.
  4. Book: Bourouiba, Rachid. Apports de l'Algérie à l'architecture religieuse arabo-islamique. Alger : Entreprise nationale du livre : Office des publications universitaires. 1986. Algeria. 358.
  5. Book: Marçais, Georges. Architecture musulmane d’Occident. Arts et Métiers Graphiques. 1954. Paris, France.
  6. Web site: Masjid Hassan el-Bacha. Kasmi. Amine. 2018. Archnet. 2024-05-21. 2020-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714044951/https://archnet.org/authorities/7041. live.