| Mansourah Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد المنصورة | |
 Remnants of theminaret, in 2024 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam(former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque(former) |
| Status | Abandoned (in partial ruins) |
| Location | |
| Location | Mansoura,Tlemcen National Park,Tlemcen |
| Country | Algeria |
  Location of the former mosque in northernAlgeria | |
 Interactive map of Mansourah Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 34°52′15″N1°20′19″W / 34.8708°N 1.3387°W /34.8708; -1.3387 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Islamic architecture |
| Founder |
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| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Minaret height | 38 m (125 ft) |
TheMansourah Mosque (Arabic:مسجد المنصورة;French:Mosquée de Mansourah) is a formermosque, in a ruinous state, located in the city ofMansourah, in the province ofTlemcen, in northwesternAlgeria. The remaining structure is anational monument of Algeria and is situated within theTlemcen National Park.
The mosque was completed in 701AH (1301/1302 CE), during theMarinid era; and comprises part of the Mansourah Castle. Excavations revealed that the mosque built by theSultanAbu Yaqub, and that the decoration of the main gate was completed under the patronage ofAbu al-Hassan in 735 AH (1334/1335CE).[1]
Inside the complex there are 13 doors which surrounded by the wall, and asahn with a fountain in the middle. Thesahn is surrounded by three corridors, of which employ similar tilework with the prayer hall. The prayer hall is connected directly to thesahn and contains tilework similar to theqibla wall, and is similar to the design on the 13th-century Baybars Mosque inSamarra.[2][3] The main entrance to the mosque leads to the iconic square-shaped 38-metre-tall (125 ft)minaret, that was inspired by the minarets built by the previous dynasties in North Africa and Iberia.[3] Only three sides of the minaret remain.[1]
Short sections of the former mosque's walls, and onyx columns are preserved in the National Museum of Art and History in Tlemcen and in theNational Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Art inAlgiers.[1]
Media related toMansourah Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
| Algiers | |
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| Constantine | |
| Oran | |
| Tlemcen | |
| Other provinces | |
| Former | |
