Oran Jews settled in the city since 200 AD, and the community did not lack places of worship, but it was very small and very dispersed, so Rabbi Simon Kanoe took it upon himself to build the largest and most beautiful synagogue in North Africa, and it was said that the building stones were brought from Jerusalem, and began The building was built in 1879, and it was opened to the public on May 12, 1918. It was converted into a mosque called “Abdullah bin Salam” after independence on July 5, 1962. Today, the mosque is characterized by its facade decorated with two towers 20 meters high and topped by domes, and in Inside, the three panes of stained glass open to the nave, which is supported by red marble columns.