Algeria officially inaugurated the world’s third-largest mosque, named Djamaa El-Djazair, and Africa’s largest, with a towering minaret at 265 meters (869 feet), ahead of the holy month of ...

Algeria on Sunday inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its Mediterranean coastline after years of political upheaval transformed the project from a symbol of state-sponsored strength and religiosity ...

Algeria has built one of the largest mosques the world has ever seen. It can accommodate a staggering 120,000 people inside and its minaret is nearly twice the height of the Pyramid of Giza.