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Ali Bitchin Mosque

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A small historic mosque on Rue Mohamed Soualah in the Casbah, ordered in 1622 by Ali Bitchin, commander of the Algerian fleet. Built in the Ottoman style, it served as a church from 1843 to 1962. It is also known as the mosque of the two fountains.

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