Editorial photo #9316606 Religion and Belief

The Mosque Of November 1st 1954 Of Batna In Algeria

The Great Mosque (November 1, 1954), among the largest in Algeria and the third in Africa, is located in the city of Batna, on the road to Biskra, Far from the Algerian capital 435 km to the south-east. , This imposing religious building has been open to the faithful since 2003 and is one of the great architectural achievements of the city, The mosque (November 1, 1954) is the favorite destination of the faithful who come from all over the city of Batna, especially occasion of Ramadan and Friday prayers (Islam's holy day). It can accommodate up to 30,000 people, in addition to the administration of the religious association, the mosque building includes two separate prayer rooms, for women and for men, a faculty of social and Islamic sciences that can accommodate nearly 3,100 students, a large auditorium, a library, a fatwa council, a Koranic school and a printing and publishing structure, in Algeria on December 08, 2022 (Photo by Amine Chikhi/APP/NurPhoto)