Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque

Algeria inaugurates Africa's largest mosque
This photo, taken in Algiers, Algeria, on February 3, 2024, shows a night view of the Great Mosque of Algiers. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/APP/NurPhoto) (Photo by APP / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
Monday 26 February 2024 - 15:25

Algeria has inaugurated Africa’s largest mosque, with the world’s tallest minaret at 265 meters.

Inaugurated on Monday by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Grand Mosque of Algiers can accommodate 120,000 worshippers.

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