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The Great Mosque of Mansurah
Telemcen, Algeria
The mosque was
built between 1303-1336 by `Abul-Hasan `Ali who ruled Telemcen
between 1331 and 1348.
Commentators
[such as Marcais (1954) and Hoag (1987)] asserted that the mosque
was modeled on Hasan Mosque of Rabat in terms of size (197x 279
feet), the use of stone columns, and the Qiblah wall proceeded with
three parallel aisles while the remaining aisles were perpendicular
to the Qiblah.
The minaret
conformed with the other Almohad minarets, described above, but had
a remarkably larger horseshoe gate.
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