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The Abdallah Ibn Salam Mosque is a synagogue that was converted to a mosque in 1975. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran ' ( , ), Algeria , it was built in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918.¹ Also known as Temple Israelite , it is located on the former Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib.² It was one of the largest synagogues in North Africa .³ Once Algeria gained its independence in 1962, almost all Algerian Jews had relocated to France.⁴ An estimated 100 to 120 thousand Jews, as well as a million European settlers and 100 thousand Muslim Harkis had fled Algeria choosing to settle in France during the Pied-Noir exodus Algerian Jews relocating to France in the 1960s were assigned "repatriate" status and classed alongside the European settler population owing to the fact that the Jews of Algeria had been French citizens since the Crémieux Decree of 1870.⁵

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The Great Synagogue of Oran ( , ), Algeria , was built and consecrated in 1880 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. Also known as Temple Israelite, it is located on the former Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib and is now called the Mosque Abdellah Ben Salem. It was one of the largest and most superb synagogues in North Africa . After Algerian independence , the synagogue was confiscated and converted into a mosque . It was one of at least seventeen synagogues confiscated by the Algerian government. The Algerian Nationality Code of newly independent Algeria, promulgated in 1963, granted citizenship only to Muslims, requiring that only those individuals whose fathers and paternal grandfathers had Muslim personal status could become citizens of the new state. All Jewish and Christian residents were driven into exile.

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The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque ( ) is a mosque in Oran , Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran ( ), it was the largest synagogue in Africa . Its construction began in 1879 at the initiative of Simon Kanoui, and took 38 years to complete. Also known as Temple Israélite , it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib. Once Algeria gained its independence in 1962, almost all Algerian Jews, who were considered French citizens since the Crémieux Decree of 1870, relocated to France alongside the Pied-Noir community. In 1975, the synagogue was converted into a mosque and named after Abdullah ibn Salam , a seventh-century Jew from Medina and companion of Muhammad who converted to Islam . Les maires d'Oran de 1831 à 2016 . Les maires d'Oran de 1831 à 2016 .

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The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque ( ) is a mosque in Oran , Algeria. Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran ( ), it was the largest synagogue in Africa . Also known as Temple Israélite , it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib. Les maires d'Oran de 1831 à 2016 .

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Mosque in Oran City, Oran Province, Algeria The Abdellah Ben Salem Mosque ( Arabic : مسجد عبد الله بن سلام ) is a mosque in Oran , Algeria . Formerly the Great Synagogue of Oran ( French : Grande synagogue d'Oran ), it was the largest synagogue in Africa . Also known as Temple Israélite , it was located on Boulevard Joffre, currently Boulevard Maata Mohamed El Habib.

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