Lists of mosques


Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. The lists include the most famous, largest and oldest mosques, and mosques mentioned in the Quran, as well as lists of mosques in each region and country of the world. The major regions, Africa, Americas, [|Asia], Europe and Oceania are sorted alphabetically.
The sub-regions, such as Northeast and Northwest Africa in Africa, and Arabia and South Asia in Asia, are sorted by the dates in which their first mosques were reportedly established, more or less, barring those that are [|mentioned by name in the Quran].

General

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtNotes
Masjid Al-HaramMeccaSaudi Arabia, associated with AbrahamAl-Masjid al-Ḥarām, the holiest sanctuary, containing the Ka'bah, a site of the Ḥajj, the Qiblah, and the first mosque in Islamic thought. Rebuilt many times, notably 1571 by the Ottomans, and the late 20th century by the Saudis, further enlargement under way since 2010.
Al-Masjid al-NabawiMedinaSaudi ArabiaSecond holiest site in Islam and Muhammad's mosque, which houses his tomb in what was initially his and his wife Aisha's house. Largely rebuilt and greatly enlarged in the late 20th century, whilst retaining at its heart the earlier construction of the Ottomans, and landmark green dome atop the prophet's mausoleum.
Al-Aqsa MosqueJerusalem IsraelAl-Masjid al-Aqṣá, the former Qiblah, site of the significant event of Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj, third holiest site in Islam. Although properly referring to the whole Temple Mount compound, today however it refers specifically to the silver-domed congregational mosque or prayer hall facing Mecca located on the southern side of the compound. The Temple Mount site itself is much older and is associated with Abraham.
The Sacred MonumentMuzdalifah, near MeccaSaudi ArabiaAl-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām a site of the Hajj.
Quba MosqueMedinaSaudi ArabiaThe first mosque built by Muhammad in the 7th century CE, possibly mentioned as the "Mosque founded on piety since the first day" in the Quran. Largely rebuilt in the late 20th century.

Africa

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Mosque of the Companions, MassawaMassawaEritrea Believed to be the first mosque on the African continent and the first mosque in the world built by Muhammad and his companions in the 7th century.
Negash Amedin MesgidNegashEthiopiaBuilt in the 7th century in Negash, the mosque in Negash, by tradition burial site of several followers of Mohammad who, during his lifetime, fled to the Aksumite Kingdom to escape persecution in Mecca.
Masjid al-QiblataynZeilaSomaliaBuilt in the 7th century in Zeila, shortly after the hijrah; known to be among the oldest mosques.
Korijib MasjidTadjouraDjiboutiPossibly the oldest mosque in the country.
Mosque of Amr ibn al-AsCairoEgyptNamed after 'Amr ibn al-'As, commander of the Muslim conquest of Egypt, by order of Caliph Umar. Built as the centre of Fustat in 673–642 CE, and rebuilt in 1179 and in 1875.
Mosque of Ibn TulunCairoEgypt
Al-Hakim MosqueCairoEgypt
Al-Azhar MosqueCairoEgyptSunni
Arba'a Rukun MosqueMogadishuSomalia1268/9Sunni
Fakr ad-Din MosqueMogadishuSomalia1269SunniMosque built by Sultan Fakr ad-Din of the Sultanate of Mogadishu.
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan HassanCairoEgyptSunniMost massive and most expensive mosque built in the Mamluk era of Egypt.

Northwest Africa

Southeast Africa

This grouping includes nearby islands of the Indian Ocean, but excludes countries that are also in Southern Africa.
BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Shanga MosqueShanga, Pate IslandKenyaFoundation discovered, with coins attesting dates, during the 1980s excavations. The earliest concrete evidence of Muslims in East Africa.
Great Mosque of KilwaKilwa KisiwaniTanzania1000-1100
Kizimkazi MosqueDimbaniTanzania
Tsingoni MosqueTsingoni, MayotteFrance1538
Al-Fatah Mosque KigaliRwanda 1913Founded by coastal Swahili-speaking Tanzanian Muslims who came to Rwanda to work in the German administration.

Western-Central Africa

Southern Africa

West Africa

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Agadez MosqueAgadez1515Niger's oldest mosque.
Grand Mosque, SokodéSokodéTogo1820

Americas

North America

This grouping includes Central America and island-states of the Caribbean Sea.
BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Al-Sadiq MosqueChicago, IllinoisUnited States1922
Mother Mosque of America Ross, North Dakota1934Built in Iowa in 1934, became the oldest standing mosque in America when the Ross Mosque was torn down in the 1970s. The Ross Mosque was later rebuilt in 2005.
Al-Rashid MosqueEdmonton, AlbertaCanada1938First purpose built mosque.
Westmoreland and Spanish TownJamaica1950sConstructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, which was founded in 1950.
Haiti1985
Suraya MosqueTorreónMexico1989Built by the immigrants from the Middle East living in Torreón.
Costa Rica1995Founded by the Islamic Cultural Association of Costa Rica.
Belize CityBelize2008 Founded by Belizeans who converted to Islam while in the United States.

Asia

Greater China

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Huaisheng MosqueGuangzhouChinaThe Huaisheng Mosque is the main mosque of Guangzhou. It has been rebuilt many times over its history. According to tradition it was originally built over 1,300 years ago in 627 CE by Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, who was an uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and was named in memory of Muhammad.
Xianxian MosqueGuangzhou CityChinaThe mosque was originally built in 629 during the Tang Dynasty.
Great Mosque of Xi'anXi'an, ShaanxiChinaAlthough the oldest stones date from the 18th century, the Mosque was founded in 742 Built in 742, but oldest mosque in China is the Beacon Tower mosque of Guangzhou being built in 627.
Macau Mosque China1980The first and only mosque in Macau.
Taipei Grand MosqueTaipei1947Oldest and most famous mosque in Taiwan. Original building was firstly used in 1947, then relocated to a new site where it was reconstructed in 1960.
Jamia Mosque China1890

South Asia

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Cheraman Juma MasjidKodungallurIndiaSunni, Shafi'iBuilt by Malik bin Dinar, companion of Prophet Muhammad, on orders of Cheraman Perumal, then King of modern-day Kerala, it is the oldest mosque in the Indian subcontinent.
unnamed Ramjapur MasjidLalmonirhat, RangpurBangladeshProphet's lifetimeSunniPossibl the earliest mosque in South Asia is under excavation in northern Bangladesh, indicating the presence of Muslims in the area around the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad.
Palaiya Jumma PalliKilakaraiIndiaSunniConsidered to be the first mosque to be built in Tamil Nadu, and the second mosque in India. Constructed by Yemeni merchants and trade settlers in the Pandiya Kingdom and ordered by Bazan ibn Sasan, Governor of Yemen at the time of Muhammad.
Masjid al-AbrarBeruwala, Kalutara District, Western ProvinceSri LankaFirst century in the Hijri calendarThe date has been carved in its stone pillars. It is situated in western province of Sri Lanka.
Haji PiyadaBalkhAfghanistanSecond half of the 9th centuryConsidered to be the oldest Islamic building in Afghanistan.
Jamia Masjid, BanbhoreBanbhore, SindhPakistanThis is the oldest mosque of Pakistan which is located in Bhambore.
Kazimar Big MosqueMaduraiIndia1284Sunni, Hanafi ShadhiliFirst mosque in Madurai.
Chaqchan MosqueKhaplu, Gilgit BaltistanPakistan1370This is the oldest mosque of Gilgit Baltistan located in Khaplu.
Sixty Dome MosqueBagerhatBangladesh1450Built by Khan Jahan Ali, it is considered to be the second-oldest mosque in Bangladesh. The fortified structure contains eighty-one domes, sixty stone pillars and eleven mihrabs.
Neevin MosqueLahorePakistan1460

Levant

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes-
Al-Qibli Mosque Jerusalem Palestine/
Israel		A Muslim prayer hall with a silver-colored lead dome located in the southern part of Al-Aqsa Mosque, built by the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab.-
Al-Shuaibiyah MosqueAleppoSyria-
Ibrahimi MosqueHebronPalestine/
Israel		-
Great Mosque of AleppoAleppoSyria-
Umayyad MosqueDamascusSyriaSunniNational Mosque. It was originally built after the Muslim conquest of the city in 634. The current structure dates to 715.-
White MosqueRamlaPalestine/
Israel		720
Al-Omari MosqueBosraSyria-
Great Mosque of RaqqaRaqqaSyria-
Arab Ahmet MosqueArab Ahmet quarter of NicosiaCyprusLate 16th centuryThe mosque is named after a commander of the 1571 Ottoman army who made an expedition in 1571.-

Southwest Asia

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Ayasofya Mosque IstanbulTurkey1453 Built in 537 as a Greek Orthodox cathedral, converted to a mosque in 1453, and then a museum in 1931,again converted to a mosque in 2020.
Great Mosque of KufaKufaIraqShiaThe mosque, built in the 7th century, contains the remains of Muslim ibn Aqeel – first cousin of Husayn ibn Ali, his companion Hani ibn Urwa, and the revolutionary Mukhtar al-Thaqafi.
Maqam al-Imam al-Husayn MosqueKarbalaIraqShiaReconstructed several times, including in 1016.
Jameh Mosque of FerdowsFerdowsIran7th century
Masjid al-HisnMopsuestia, Adana ProvinceTurkeyBuilt by the Umayyad caliph Umar II, as part of his conversion of the city into a military base to shield Antioch from a potential Greek attack. The building fell into ruin during the reign of Al-Mu'tasim, approximately 120 years later.
Jameh Mosque of IsfahanIsfahanIran
Jameh Mosque of FahrajFahrajIran
Tarikhaneh MosqueDamghanIran8th century
Great Mosque of SamarraSamarraIraq
Al-Askari MosqueSamarraIraqShia Shrine of the 10th and 11th Twelver Shi'ite Imams: Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari.
Imam Ali MosqueNajafIraqShia, SunniHouses the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad's cousin and fourth Caliph, and the first person of the Shia Imamate.
Great Mosque of DiyarbakırDiyarbakırTurkey1092SunniOne of the oldest known mosques in modern Turkey.
Alâeddin Mosque KonyaTurkeySunniThe oldest Seljuk mosque in Turkey.
Yivliminare Mosque AntalyaTurkey1230
Aslanhane MosqueAnkaraTurkey1290
Grand Mosque of Bursa BursaTurkeySunniMajor monument of early Ottoman architecture. Significantly restored and repaired across its history.
Green Mosque BursaTurkeySunniImportant monument of early Ottoman architecture.
Fatih MosqueIstanbulTurkeySunniFirst Ottoman imperial mosque built in Istanbul, commissioned by Mehmet II Fatih. It was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1766 and rebuilt afterwards in a different style, though elements of the original mosque survive in the current building.
Süleymaniye MosqueIstanbulTurkeySunniOne of the largest and most important works of Ottoman architecture and of architect Mimar Sinan, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent.

Central Asia

Transcaucasia

Southeast Asia

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Sheik Karimal Makdum MosqueTubig Indangan, Simunul island, Tawi-Tawi provincePhilippines1380Founded by Makhdum Karim, who introduced Islam to the Philippines.
Wapauwe Old MosqueKaitetu, Central Maluku Regency, MalukuIndonesia1414The oldest surviving mosque in Indonesia.
Ampel MosqueAmpel, Surabaya, East JavaIndonesia1421The oldest surviving mosque in Java, and second oldest in Indonesia.
Masjid Sultan Sharif AliBruneiBrunei1430 Built under the direction of Sharif Ali, who reigned 1425-1432.
Great Mosque of DemakDemak, Central JavaIndonesia15th centuryOldest mosque in Central Java and second oldest in Java.
300 Years MosqueNarathiwatThailand17th centuryIt is at least one of the oldest known mosques in Thailand.
Masjid Omar Kampong MelakaCentral AreaSingapore1820Originally a wooden structure built by Arab merchant Syed Omar Ali Aljunied.

East Asia

Europe

Western Europe

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Grand Mosque of ParisParis France1926This mosque was the first mosque built in France since the 8th century; it was built in the Moroccan style, and honored Muslim French veterans of World War I.
Wünsdorf MosqueWünsdorf, BerlinGermany1915Erected in 1915 by the Imperial German Army administration for Muslim Allied prisoners of war in the POW camp in Wünsdorf, later used as refugee camp. In 1930 torn down due to lack of a congregation.
Mobarak MosqueThe HagueNetherlands1955The first known purpose-built mosque in the Netherlands.
Centre Islamique de Genève GenevaSwitzerland1961Founded by Said Ramadan

Iberian Peninsula

Russia

Eastern Europe

Nordic countries

Oceania

Melanesia

BuildingImageLocationCountryFirst builtDenominationNotes
Vitogo, Nausori, and TavuaFiji1922 A number of wooden mosques were built by local Islamic assemblies around 1922.
Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea2000Islam was introduced to the island in the 1970s, and the first Islamic centre established in 1988.