Mosquee Ketchaoua, Algeria
The Ketchaoua Mosque Djamaa Ketchaoua is a mosque in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is located at the foot of the Casbah, which was built during the Ottoman rule in the 17th century, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque that stands on the first of the Casbah’s many steep stairways, was logistically and symbolically the cynosure of the pre-colonial city of Algiers.The mosque is noted for its unique fusion of Moorish and Byzantine architecture
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