Hassan Pasha Mosque

Hassan Pasha Mosque
مسجد حسن الباشا
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Oran, Algeria
Shown within Algeria
Geographic coordinates	35°42′16″N 0°39′17″W
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	1796
Minaret(s)	1

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]

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

• Lists of mosques
• List of mosques in Africa
• List of mosques in Algeria
• List of cultural assets of Algeria

References

1. Hassan Remaoun (2000). L'Algérie: histoire, société et culture. Casbah. p. 316. ISBN 978-9961-64-189-7.
2. Eugène Cruck (1959). Oran et les témoins de son passé: récits historiques et anecdotiques, avec un plan de la ville. Heintz frères. p. 78.
3. Edgard Attias (2005). Les dossiers de la ville d'Oran: suivi de Récits autour d'Oran, 1830-1962. Mémoire de notre temps. p. 105.
4. 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.
5. Marçais, Georges (1954). Architecture musulmane d’Occident. Paris, France: Arts et Métiers Graphiques.
6. Kasmi, Amine (2018). "Masjid Hassan el-Bacha". Archnet.