Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday officially opened the Great Mosque of Algiers, Africa’s largest mosque.
It is also the third largest mosque in the world after the mosques in Mecca and Medina, the holiest cities of Islam in Saudi Arabia.
The huge mosque covers an area of 28 hectares and can accommodate up to 120,000 worshipers at the same time.
It is also home to the world’s tallest minaret, onto which the Muslim call to prayer is projected. The Mosque took him seven years to build and cost over $800 million (£631 million).
Prayers will be held during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which begins in two weeks.
The mosque was a project of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned in 2019 after sparking mass protests as he sought a fifth term.