It was built in 1796[1][2] by order of Baba Hassan, Pasha of Algiers, in memory of the expulsion of the Spanish.

[3] During the French Invasion of Algiers in 1830, French soldiers would occupy the mosque during their invasion of Algeria as their living-quarters.

[4] 5 years after the French Invasion, in 1835, the building was established as a mosque and renovated three decades later.

[5] Since 2010, this historic monument has been closed to the public.

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