Twin minarets
107 metres.
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One of Algeria's largest and most beautiful mosques, the second largest in the country after Djamaa El Djazaïr, completed in 1994 and named after Emir Abdelkader, the famous leader of the Algerian resistance, with two soaring minarets each 107 metres high and a great dome. The design blends Maghrebi, Andalusian and Eastern architecture, with facades of marble and granite, arches, geometric ornament and Arabic calligraphy, and huge chandeliers. The prayer hall holds some fifteen thousand worshippers, with white marble and a ceiling of carved wood inside. The complex includes the Emir Abdelkader University of Islamic Sciences, one of Algeria's most respected institutions of religious learning, so the place combines worship and scholarship, drawing students from across the country. Entry is free outside prayer times, in modest dress with women covering their hair. Just before sunset, when the stone colours, is best for photographs, and the minarets are lit at night.
107 metres.
Marble and carved wood.
In the complex.
South of central Constantine
About fifteen thousand; it is Algeria's second-largest mosque.
