Great Mosque of Agadir

This article is about the former mosque in Algeria. For the active mosque in Agadir, Morocco, see Mohammed V Mosque. For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

Great Mosque of Agadir
The remnants of the mosque's Zayyanid minaret, in 1929
Location of the former mosque in northern Algeria
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque (former)
Status	Abandoned (in partial ruins)
Location
Location	Agadir, Tlemcen
Country	Algeria
Interactive map of Great Mosque of Agadir
Coordinates	34°53′21″N 1°18′0″W
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Zayyanid
Founder	Idris I (791 CE) Yaghmorasan (1283 CE)
Completed	174 AH (790/791 CE) (mosque) 681 AH (1282/1283 CE) (minaret)
Specifications
Minaret	1
Minaret height	26.6 m (87 ft)
Materials	Bricks

The Great Mosque of Agadir is a former mosque in a partial ruinous state, located in the region of Agadir, in Tlemcen, Algeria.

History

The mosque was most likely built in 174 AH (790/791 CE), during the Idrisid rule of the city. The mosque is in ruins, with only its Zayyanid 26.6-metre-tall (87 ft) brick minaret remaining.

The Great Mosque became increasingly unfrequented as the town developed further west, as well as due to the development of the town of Tagrart (today the centre of Tlemcen), which was founded by the Almoravids slightly to the west of Agadir. Agadir rapidly became a suburb of Tlemcen.

See also

• Islam in Algeria
• List of mosques in Algeria

External links

Media related to Agadir Mosque at Wikimedia Commons