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Abdallah Ibn Salam Mosque

Oran, Algeria · built 1880

The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque is a mosque in Oran, Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran (French: Grande synagogue d'Oran), it was the largest synagogue in Africa. Also known as Temple Israélite, it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib.

Mosque data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other mosques in Algeria