The original mosque on the site was Almoravid, constructed by Yusuf ibn Tashfin (r. 1061-1106/453-499 AH), but substantially rebuilt in 1136/530 AH by his son 'Ali Ibn Yusuf (r.
1106-1143/500-537 AH). The minaret and dome were added
ca. 1236 by Yaghmorasan Ibn Zyan (r. ca.1235-1283/632-683 AH).
Variant names
الجامع الكبير (Original)
Great Mosque of Tlemcen (Translated)
Djama'a Kebir (Alternate transliteration)
Grand Mosquée de Tlemcen (Translated)
جامع تلمسان الكبير (Original)
Date
ca. 1082/474 AH, rebuilt 1136/530 AH, dome and minaret ca. 1236/633 AH
Semar, Amine. "Circuit IV: Tlemcen, Nédroma, berceaux zyanide et almohade." in Un architecture de Lumière. Les arts de l'Islam en Algérie. (version provisoire et incomplète). L’Art Islamique en Méditerranée. Vienna: Museum Ohne Grenzen/Museum With No Frontiers (MWNF), 2017. pp. 116-183.
Description
The first day of this itinerary focuses on Tlemcen, the second on the Beni Snous, and the third on the cities of Nédroma and Honaïne and the Almohads.
