Great Mosque of Agadir

This article is about the former mosque in Algeria. For the active mosque in Agadir, Morocco, see Mohammed V Mosque.

For similarly named mosques, see List of grand mosques.

Great Mosque of Agadir
The remnants of the mosque's Zayyanid minaret, in 1929
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque (former)
Status	Abandoned (in partial ruins)
Location
Location	Agadir, Tlemcen
Country	Algeria
Location of the former mosque in northern Algeria
Geographic coordinates	34°53′21″N1°18′0″W / 34.88917°N 1.30000°W / 34.88917; -1.30000
Architecture
Type	Islamic architecture
Style	Zayyanid
Founder	Idris I (791 CE) Yaghmorasan (1283 CE)
Completed	174 AH  (790/791 CE) (mosque) 681 AH (1282/1283CE) (minaret)
Specifications
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	26.6 m (87 ft)
Materials	Bricks
[1] [2]

The Great Mosque of Agadir is a former mosque in a partial ruinous state, located in the region of Agadir, in Tlemcen, Algeria.

History

The mosque was most likely built in 174 AH  (790/791 CE), during the Idrisid rule of the city. ^[3] The mosque is in ruins, with only its Zayyanid 26.6-metre-tall (87 ft) brick minaret remaining. ^{[1] [4]}

The Great Mosque became increasingly unfrequented as the town developed further west, as well as due to the development of the town of Tagrart (today the centre of Tlemcen), which was founded by the Almoravids slightly to the west of Agadir. Agadir rapidly became a suburb of Tlemcen. ^[2]

See also

• Algeria portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Algeria
• List of mosques in Algeria

References

1. "Minaret of Agadir". ArchNet. n.d. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
2. Lafer, Ali (2025). "Djama'a al-Kebir (Great Mosque)". Discover Islamic Art | Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
3. Charpentier, Agnès (2018). Tlemcen médiévale: Urbanisme, architecture et arts[Medieval Tlemcen: Urban Planning, Architecture, and Arts] (in French). Paris (France): Editions De Boccard. ISBN   978-2701805252. OCLC   1042324505.
4. Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). "Minaret d'Agadir". Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing.

External links

Media related to Agadir Mosque at Wikimedia Commons