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Description
Property Name: Ketchaoua Mosque
Inventory No: 213-21-3
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2009-08-20
Country (State party): Algeria
Province: Algiers
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 36° 47′ 6.21″ N
3° 3′ 38.99″ E
Historic Period: 17th century, 1st half
Year of Construction: 1612
Style: Moorish
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
This mosque is a significant monument from 17th century, especially notable for its unique Moorish style and rich decoration. At the main entrance, there are twenty-three steps that reach to a decorated portico with marble columns. The mosque has two minarets flanking the entrance portal.
Selection Criteria
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
The mosque is in a good state of preservation. The Mosque was restored with support from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA). On September 26, 2013, a protocol was signed between Turkey and Algeria. On September 10, 2014, restoration works started in the Mosque. And now, this Mosque is in very good condition.
References
Michell, George (ed), Architecture of the Islamic World, Thames & Hudson, London, 1996.