PEOPLES AND PLACES OF NORTHERN AFRICA 



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Donald McLeish 



THE HORSESHOE ARCH IN THE GRAND MOSQUE OF ALGIERS 



The pride of the Grand Mosque of Algiers (Jamaa-el-Kebir) is the faqade, composed of 

 white marble columns supporting an arcade. It is said to be the oldest mosque in Algiers, an 

 inscription on the pulpit showing that it was in existence in 1018. 



