Hassan Pasha Mosque

The  Hassan Pasha Mosque  (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا,  Masjid Hassan el-Basha ), also referred to as the  Pasha Mosque  or the  Grand Mosque , is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796  by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish.  During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters.  5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later.  In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument.  Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.

Ablutions fountain in Oran’s Basha mosque.	A view of the minaret and the dome.	The Pasha Mosque in 1920
Close-up of the minaret	Front entrance of Hassan Pasha Mosque.	Interior of Hassan Pasha Mosque.

The  Hassan Pasha Mosque  (Arabic: مسجد حسن الباشا,  Masjid Hassan el-Basha ), also referred to as the  Pasha Mosque  or the  Grand Mosque , is a mosque located in Oran, Algeria. It was built in 1796  by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish.  During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters.  5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later.  In 1952, the mosque was listed as a historic monument.  Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.

Ablutions fountain in Oran’s Basha mosque.	A view of the minaret and the dome.	The Pasha Mosque in 1920
Close-up of the minaret	Front entrance of Hassan Pasha Mosque.	Interior of Hassan Pasha Mosque.