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Sidi Ibrahim Mosque
(مسجد سيدي إبراهيم)

Title	Sidi Ibrahim Mosque
Title Original	مسجد سيدي إبراهيم
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Record ID	monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;29;ar
Library Location	Passion; Mzab, Algeria
Notes	The mosque inherited the name of the tomb of Sheikh Sidi Ibrahim, which was built next to it. It is located in one of the oldest kindergartens in the valley, at the lower level of the southern slope of Al-Atef Palace. It is a private family mosque (families of the same lineage), whose space includes a small, circular-shaped underground prayer hall that was previously used for memorizing the Qur’an. Above the latter, at an altitude of about half, there is another hall above the first, where the sheikh used to spend most of his time. These two spaces open to the prayer hall, whose shape and relative proportions inspired many prominent architects, such as Le Corbusier, to develop his vision for the Church of Ronchamps. The mosque opens to the prayer square or courtyard by means of arches of different shapes and sizes, and to the courtyard by means of a wide sunshade located in the wall adjacent to the tomb of Sidi Ibrahim. This building was completed with building materials brought from the same site: stones compacted with lime mortar for the walls and supports, Palm trunks for the bridges and small beams, and palm fronds as a lost mold for the arches, giving each one a special shape. The whole was covered with a layer of mortar made of lime, applied according to different techniques (by hand, trowel, palm tree, etc.); The building is periodically painted with milk of lime, which protects it from the effects of weather fluctuations and ensures that the whiteness remains bright, contrasting with the ocher color of the area.
Sample Text	“Sidi Ibrahim Mosque” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;29;ar

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Sidi Ibrahim Mosque

(مسجد سيدي إبراهيم)

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Record ID monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;29;ar

Library Location Passion; Mzab, Algeria

Notes The mosque inherited the name of the tomb of Sheikh Sidi Ibrahim, which was built next to it. It is located in one of the oldest kindergartens in the valley, at the lower level of the southern slope of Al-Atef Palace. It is a private family mosque (families of the same lineage), whose space includes a small, circular-shaped underground prayer hall that was previously used for memorizing the Qur’an. Above the latter, at an altitude of about half, there is another hall above the first, where the sheikh used to spend most of his time. These two spaces open to the prayer hall, whose shape and relative proportions inspired many prominent architects, such as Le Corbusier, to develop his vision for the Church of Ronchamps. The mosque opens to the prayer square or courtyard by means of arches of different shapes and sizes, and to the courtyard by means of a wide sunshade located in the wall adjacent to the tomb of Sidi Ibrahim. This building was completed with building materials brought from the same site: stones compacted with lime mortar for the walls and supports, Palm trunks for the bridges and small beams, and palm fronds as a lost mold for the arches, giving each one a special shape. The whole was covered with a layer of mortar made of lime, applied according to different techniques (by hand, trowel, palm tree, etc.); The building is periodically painted with milk of lime, which protects it from the effects of weather fluctuations and ensures that the whiteness remains bright, contrasting with the ocher color of the area.

Sample Text “Sidi Ibrahim Mosque” within Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;dz;Mon01;29;ar