The mosque is named after Sidi Ramadan, one of the soldiers who participated in the Early Muslim conquests of North Africa, led by Uqba ibn Nafi.

Another account of the naming origin tells that Sidi Ramadan was a generous wali of the city of Biskra.

[2][3] Georges Marçais, a 20th-century French archeologist, suggested that its foundation could be roughly contemporary with the late 11th-century Great Mosque of Algiers, founded by the Almoravids.

[3] Algerian newspaper al-Hiwar, after interviewing local experts and staff at the mosque, reported that current available information dates its foundation to the 10th or 11th century.

[5] The mosque has a relatively simple form, with a hypostyle prayer hall divided by rows of arches supported by columns.