Sidi Boumediene Mosque or the Worshipper's Mosque is a historic Islamic religious complex In Tlemcen, Algeria, dedicated to the influential Sufi saint Abu Madyan. Abu Madyan was hailed from Seville and contributed greatly to the spread of tasawwuf in the Maghreb region.
Sidi Boumediene Mosque
Main entrance
Minaret of the mosque
The mosque, painted by Fritz von Dardel in 1886
Tlemcen is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and is the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 140,158, as of the 2008 census.
Clockwise from top left: Mansourah Mosque, Great Mosque of Tlemcen, Mechouar Palace, Lalla Setti Park, El-Ourit Waterfalls
Entrance to the Sidi Boumediene Mosque, built in the 14th century (photo c. 1900)
Entrance to the Sidi Boumediene Mosque (today)
Sidi Bellahsen Mosque, Tlemcen