abdallah ibn salam mosque is a mosque in algeria. formerly the great synagogue of oran (in arabic: معبد وهران العظيم), it was built in 1880 at the initiative of simon kanoui, but its inauguration took place only in 1918. also known as temple israelite, it is located on the former boulevard joffre, currently boulevard maata mohamed el habib. it was one of the largest synagogues in north africa.