The Lalla Ruya Mosque (Arabic: مسجد لالة الروية; French: Mosquée de Lalla Rouya), also known as the Lalla al-Ruya Mosque, is a modest mosque situated in the Quarter of the Archers (Harat al-Rumah) within the Almohad neighborhood of Tlemcen, Algeria. It is home to the tomb, or a nearby site, of the revered saintly woman, Lalla Ruya, known in local tradition for her healing powers.[1]

The mosque was listed as a cultural heritage monument of Algeria.[when?][citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Charpentier, Agnès (2018). Tlemcen médiévale: Urbanisme, architecture et arts [Medieval Tlemcen: Urban Planning, Architecture, and Arts] (in French). Paris (France): Editions De Boccard. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-2701805252. OCLC 1042324505.

Further reading

  • Marçais, William; Marçais, Georges (1903). Les monuments arabes de Tlemcen [The Arab Monuments of Tlemcen] (in French). Paris (France): A. Fontemoing. p. 327.

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