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List of mosques

A list of mosques around the world:

Asia

Afghanistan

*Id Gah Mosque in Kabul
*Kabul Masjid
*Qalb-e-Herat
*Rawze-e-Sharif

Bahrain

*Al Fateh Mosque is Bahrain's largest mosque
*Khamis Mosque believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain

Bangladesh

*Baitul Mukarram
*Binat Bibi mosque
*High Court Mosque
*Sixty Pillar Mosque
*Tara Masjid

China

*Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar
*Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre in Hong Kong
*Niujie Mosque in Beijing
*Xian Great Mosque in Xian People's Republic of China

India

*Babri Mosque
*Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai
*Hazratbal in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
*Jama Masjid, Bombay
*Jama Masjid, Delhi is he largest and one of the best known mosques in India.
*Juma Masjid, Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram
*Jama Masjid, Srinagar is the main mosque for Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir
*Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad
*Moti Masjid in Delhi
*Salafi Center/Mosque, Statue, Thiruvananthapuram
*Sidi Saiyyed mosque in Ahmedabad
*Taj-ul-Masaajid in Bhopal

Indonesia

*Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
*Masjid Agung Demak in Demak, Central Java
*Masjid Agung Al-Azhar in South Jakarta
*Islamic Centre Mosque
*Kudus Mosque in Kudus

Iraq

*Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque
*Al Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, holy Shi'ite mosque
*Great Mosque of Samarra
*Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, one of the holiest Shi'ite mosque

Iran

*Agha Bozorg Mosque, Kashan
*Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin
*Goharshad mosque
*Great Mosque of Esfahan
*Jame' Atiq Mosque of Qazvin
*Jami' Mosque, Saveh
*Jami' Mosque, Borujerd
*Jami' Mosque, Nain
*Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd
*Lutfallah Mosque
*Mosque of Nain
*Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran
*Ribat-i Sharaf
*Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
*Soltani Mosque of Borujerd
*The Blue Mosque of Tabriz
*The Shah Mosque of Isfahan

Israel

*Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa, Israel

Japan

*Kobe Mosque
*Tokyo Camii

Jordan

*King Abdullah I Mosque in Amman, Jordan

Kazakhstan

*Mosque of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi commissioned by Tamerlane

Kuwait

*The Grand Mosque

Oman

*Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque - finished in 2001, over 41 hectares in area, with a main minaret 91.5m in height and a prayer carpet of 263m2.

Malaysia

*Masjid Jamek in Kuala Lumpur
*Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur
*Masjid Negeri Pulau Pinang in Penang
*Masjid Sultan Sulaiman in Klang
*Masjid Ubudiah in Kuala Kangsar
*Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan in Kuala Lumpur
*Masjid Zahir in Alor Star
*Putra Mosque in Putrajaya
*Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque in Shah Alam
*Tranquerah Mosque in Melaka

Pakistan

*Badshahi Mosque in Lahore (Largest mosque of the Mughal Empire)
*Bhong Mosque in Sadiqabad
*Dai Anga Mosque in Lahore
*Data Durbar in Lahore
*Shah Faisal Mosque, Islamabad (Largest National Mosque in the world (sq. footage wise)
*Masjid e Tooba (Largest self-supporting dome in the world), Karachi
*Golden Mosque (Suneri mosque) in Lahore
*Shia Masjid in Lahore (Largest mosque in Pakistan of Shia muslims)
*Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore (Built during the reign of the Mughals)

Palestine

*Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem - the third most holiest mosque in the world for Muslims
*Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
*Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa

Saudi Arabia

*Al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the "Grand Mosque", holiest in Islam. It also houses the Ka'bah, towards which Muslims pray five times a day.
*Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, where the prophet Muhammad is buried.
*Masjid al-Quba, just outside Madinah, Saudi Arabia, whose foundation stone was laid by the prophet Muhammad.

Singapore

*Masjid Al-Abrar in Singapore
*Masjid Al-Istiqamah in Singapore
*Masjid Diraja Teluk Blangah in Telok Blangah
*Masjid Hajjah Fatimah in Singapore
*Masjid Jamae in Singapore
*Masjid Malabar, Singapore's only Malabar Muslim mosque
*Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka in Singapore
*Masjid Sultan in Singapore
*Nagore Durgha in Singapore

South Korea

*Seoul Central Mosque in Seoul

Syria

*Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

Turkey

*Bayazid II Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
*Divrigi Great Mosque, Divrigi
*Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom" , İstanbul, originally built as a church, then converted to a mosque from 1453 until 1934, now a museum
*İsabey Mosque near İzmir
*Rüstem Pasha Mosque, İstanbul
*Selimiye Mosque, Edirne
*Suleiman Mosque, İstanbul
*Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque"), İstanbul
*Yeni Valide Mosque (New Mosque), İstanbul
*Yeni Camii, İstanbul

United Arab Emirates

*Grand Mosque, Dubai, rebuilt in 1998 with the city's tallest minaret (70m - 231ft). Found on the Bur Dubai side of the creek, near the Ruler's Court, it has nine large domes and 45 smaller domes. The grand mosque can hold up to 1200 worshippers.
*Jumeirah Mosque, Dubai, designed based on the medieval Fatimid architectural style, the modern mosque is made entirely of stone. It is the most photographed mosque in Dubai.

Uzbekistan

*Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Samarkand
*Po-i Kalyan Mosque, Bukhara

Europe

Albania

*Et'hem Bey Mosque in Tirana

Bosnia and Herzegovina

*Arnaudija mosque in Banja Luka
*Ferhadija mosque in Banja Luka, destroyed in 1993
*Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque in Sarajevo
*Tsar's Mosque in Sarajevo

Bulgaria

*Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia
*Tombul Mosque in Shumen

France

*Clermont-Ferrand Great Mosque
*Lyon Mosque in Lyon
*Nantes Mosque in Nantes
*Noor-e-Islam Mosque in Saint Denis (Réunion)
*Marseille Great Mosque
*Mosquée d'Évry in Evry
*Mosquée de Créteil in Créteil
*Grande Mosquée de Paris (Paris Great Mosque) in Paris
*Toulouse Mosque in Toulouse
*Villeurbanne Mosque in Villeurbanne

Germany

*Ahmadiyya Mosque Berlin
*Mosque in Sendling in Munich

Netherlands

*El Tawheed Mosque

Portugal

*Lisbon Mosque in Lisbon

Romania

*Mangalia Mosque

Russia

*Qolsharif mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, - Reputedly the largest mosque in Europe
*Saint Petersburg Mosque in St Petersburg 1909-20)

Serbia

*Bajrakli mosque in Belgrade, damaged in 2004, after ethnic violence during the Unrest in Kosovo

Spain

*Mezquita "Great Mosque of Cordoba" in Córdoba (now a Catholic cathedral)

Sweden

*Fittja mosque
*Malmö mosque
*Stockholm mosque
*Trollhättan mosque
*Umeå mosque (Planning: The world's northernmost mosque)
*Uppsala mosque

United Kingdom

*Al-Rahma Mosque in Liverpool, England
*Birmingham Central Mosque in Birmingham
*Finsbury Park Mosque in London
*Glasgow Central Mosque in Glasgow
*Ibrahim al-Ibrahim Mosque in Europa Point, southern tip of Gibraltar
*London Muslim Centre (East London Mosque in London
*London Central Mosque in London
*Stratford Street mosque in Leeds
*Victoria Park Mosque in Manchester

Africa

Egypt

*Al-Azhar University and mosque جامع الأزهر in Cairo, foremost school of Muslim world.
*Al-Hakim Mosque مسجد الحاكم بأمر الله , one of the largest Fatimid mosques in Cairo
*Al-Malika Safiyya Mosque (Malika Safiya) in Cairo
*Al Rifa'i Mosque, in Cairo
*Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan جامع ومدرسة السلطان حسن , in Cairo
*Mosque of Ibn Tulun جامع أحمد بن طولون , in Cairo
*Mosque of Muhammad Ali جامع محمد على at the Citadel, Cairo
*Qala'un Mosque مسجد القلعة , Cairo, founded in 1318 by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasr Muhammad

Eritrea

*Al-Khulafa' Ar-Rashidun Mosque, built in 1938 from travertine and Carrara marble, located in Asmera
*Kalid Bin al-Walid Mosque in Asmera
*Mar Bin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Gaza Banda, Asmara

Mali

*Great Mosque of Djenné in Djenné

Mauritius

*The Jummah Mosque

Mauritania

*Chinguetti Mosque

Morocco

*Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
*Koutoubia in Marrakech

Niger

*Yaama Mosque in Tahoua

Nigeria

*Abuja National Mosque in Abuja

Americas

Canada

* Islamic Centre of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, built in 2001, it serves as the headquarters of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Canada.
* Baitul Islam Mosque- Vaughan, Canada
*
Manitoba Islamic Centre - Winnipeg, Canada
* Islamic Society of Toronto Dar-us-Salam Mosque, Toronto, Ontario
* Bilal Masjid Mosque, Scarborough, Ontario
* Islamic Foundation of Toronto, Scarborough, Ontario
* Jaamiah Aluluoom Alislamiyah, Ajax, Ontario
* Oshawa Islamic Centre, Oshawa, Ontario
* Salaheddin Islamic Centre, Scarborough, Ontario
* Scarborough Muslim Association, Scarborough, Ontario
* Al-iman School, Brampton, Ontario
* Bosnian Community Mosque , Etobicoke, Ontario
* Bosnian Islamic Centre, Etobicoke, Ontario
* Etobicoke Muslim Commmunity Organization, Etobicoke, Ontario
* Imdadul Islam Centre, Downsview, Ontario
* International Muslim Organization, Rexdale, Ontario
* Islamic Assn. of Ghazi Khosrof Beg, Etobicoke, Ontario
* Islamic Propagation Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
* Isna Islamic School, Applewood, Ontario
* Jami Masjid, Brampton, Ontario
* Masjid Al-Ansar, North York, Ontario
* Masjid Al-Farooq, Mississauga, Ontario
* Mecca Islamic Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
* Muslim World Ledgue, Etobicoke, Ontario
* im-Ul-Islam, Downsview, Ontario
* Taric Mosque, North York, Ontario
* Ihsan Muslim Heritage Society, North York, Ontario
* Zafar Mosque, North York, Ontario
* Canadian Turkish Islamic Centre, Toronto, Ontario
* Faith Mosque, Toronto, Ontario
* Islamic Information Da'wah Centre, Toronto, Ontario
* Jami Mosque, Toronto, Ontario
* Madina Masjid, Toronto, Ontario
* Masjid-ut-Taqwa, Toronto, Ontario
* Sunnatul Jamaat of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
* Cambridge Muslim Society, Cambridge, Ontario
* Cambridge Islamic Centre, Cambridge, Ontario
* Halton Islamic Association, Burlington, Ontario
* Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario, London, Ontario
* London Muslim Mosque, London, Ontario
* Muslim Association of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
* Muslim Society of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
* Windsor Islamic Association, Windsor, Ontario
* AlRashid Islamic Institute, Cornwall, Ontario
* Islamic School of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
* Islamic Society of Kingston Kingston, Ontario
* Islamic Society of Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario
* Muslim Society of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
* Ottawa Muslim Association, Ottawa, Ontario
* Islamic Society of Niagara, Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Masjid Al-Noor, St. Catharines, Ontario

Colombia

*Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab in Maicao, Guajira is the largest mosque in South America.

United States

*Dearborn Mosque in Dearborn, Michigan
*Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan
*Islamic Center of Connecticut in Windsor, Connecticut
*Islamic Center of Greater Toledo in Perrysburg, Ohio
*Islamic Center of Irvine in Irvine, California
*Islamic Center of Washington in Washington, D.C., Connecticut
*Quincy Mosque in Quincy, Massachusetts

There are hundreds more.

Oceania

Australia

* Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, in Sydney. http://www.gallipolimosque.org.au
* Lakemba Mosque, in Sydney.

See also

*List of Hindu temples
*List of Buddhist temples
*List of cathedrals
*Islamic architecture
*Islamic art
*Islamic Calligraphy
*Islamic pottery
*List of mosques in Singapore
*List of buildings
*Madrasah
*Mihrab
*Minaret
*Minbar
*Mosques

External links

* Directory of Muslim Centers and Mosques in the United States and North America
* Directory of Muslim Businesses and Mosques in the United Kingdom
* List of Mosques in Khiva Uzbekistan



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