Sacred Places in Network at the Heart of the City: Case of the Historic Core of El-Djazaïr Beni-Mazghana El-Mahroussa

Abstract

Sacred places rank among the most enduring human-built structures, addressing essential spiritual and social needs. An investigation con- ducted in the historic core of Algiers during Maghrib prayer analyzed 147 routes of regular worshippers across nine mosques, employing a combined methodology of Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), classification, and GIS.
The examination of twenty-two daily home-to- mosque itineraries, shaped by spatial, social, and spiritual constraints, revealed a previously undocumented sacred network. This partial discovery delineates a segment of the sacred route connecting five mosques within the original network and suggests the relevance of or comprehensive modeling of is sacred pathway.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.35.2025.13