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One of the oldest and most important mosques in Muslim North Africa. Founded by the Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi, it is one of the oldest places of worship in the Islamic world.
UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the holiest cities in Islam and the oldest mosque in the Maghreb.
The vast courtyard and hypostyle prayer hall of the Mosque of Uqba feature hundreds of columns salvaged from Roman and Byzantine ruins, creating a forest of ancient marble.
The prayers here are considered seven times more blessed by some Islamic traditions, making it a major pilgrimage destination.
Famous for its decorated facade with three horseshoe arches, considered one of the earliest examples of decorative mosque facades in North Africa.
Contains one of the earliest known decorative facades in Islamic architecture.
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