Sidi Bou Marouan Mosque
History
Sidi Bou Merouane Mosque is an historic mosque located in Annaba, Algeria. It was built in 1033 AD during the reign of Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, who was the fourth ruler of the Zirids (Sanhaja Berber dynasty) in el-Maghrib el-Adna from 1016 to 1062. The mosque bears the name of Marwan bin Ali Al-Buni (Abu Meruan), one of Annaba's most famous Muslim scholars. The mosque has been extensively enlarged and renovated over its long history.
Urban and Architectural
Sidi Bou Marouan Mosque is located at the top of the old city. The prayer hall is built on the rock, but the terrace that surrounds it on both the northern and eastern sides is built over two levels of caves that could have existed before the mosque itself. The sahn (court) has gone through too many transformations for its original state to be understood.
Description
The Abû Marwân mosque had two domes surmounting the narthex, which disappeared after 1830. Their dome decorated with zigzag gadroons evoked those of the Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez and the Qubbat ibn al-Qhaoui in Sousse.
References
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_Sidi_Bou_Merouane
https://www.qantara-med.org/public/show_document.php?do_id=747&lang=en
Details
Location
Annaba, Algérie
Worshippers
700
Year of Build
1033
Area
2000
Drawings
Map
History
Sidi Bou Merouane Mosque is an historic mosque located in Annaba, Algeria. It was built in 1033 AD during the reign of Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis, who was the fourth ruler of the Zirids (Sanhaja Berber dynasty) in el-Maghrib el-Adna from 1016 to 1062. The mosque bears the name of Marwan bin Ali Al-Buni (Abu Meruan), one of Annaba's most famous Muslim scholars. The mosque has been extensively enlarged and renovated over its long history.
Urban and Architectural
Sidi Bou Marouan Mosque is located at the top of the old city. The prayer hall is built on the rock, but the terrace that surrounds it on both the northern and eastern sides is built over two levels of caves that could have existed before the mosque itself. The sahn (court) has gone through too many transformations for its original state to be understood.
Description
The Abû Marwân mosque had two domes surmounting the narthex, which disappeared after 1830. Their dome decorated with zigzag gadroons evoked those of the Qarawiyyin mosque in Fez and the Qubbat ibn al-Qhaoui in Sousse.