The Great Mosque of Algiers opened on Sunday - years after its completion. It is said to be the third largest mosque in the world and the largest in Africa.
The mosque will be open to the public just in time for the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins in a few weeks. In addition to the spacious prayer room, the mosque has its own helicopter landing pad and a library with more than a million books. According to the Algerian news agency APS,. the mosque's minaret is 265 meters high, making it the tallest minaret in.