KOUBBA AND SIDI EL-HOUARI MOSQUE

The Koubba and the mosque that adjoins it were built in 1799, at the request of the bey Mohamed Ben Othman El Kebir who wanted to honor the memory of the eponymous saint of the district. The patron saint of the city. Opposite the Koubba (funerary monument), is the first El-Alaouia zaouia. The Tariqa El-Alaouia is a Sufi brotherhood, which is distinguished by its modern interpretation of Islam and its open-mindedness. It was founded in 1920 by Sheikh Ben Alioua.