El Rahman Mosque
The El Rahman mosque or mosque of hundred columns in Cherchell,[1] wilaya of Tipaza Algeria is a 'Roman' mosque.
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 El Rahman Mosque in Cherchell, built as a mosque during the Ottoman empire, adapting a Roman pagan temple in the forum of Caesarea | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Cherchell |
  Shown within Algeria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°36′27″N 2°11′16″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 1574 |
The building was the former Cathedral of St Paul, itself built over the ruins of a Roman temple.[2] The mosque has been in use since 1574.
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Front-view of mosque
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