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List of mosques
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A list of notable mosques around the world:
(Cairo alone has more than 1000 mosques)
- Al-Azhar University and mosque جامع الأزهر in Cairo, the oldest and foremost institution of higher learning in the 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
- Al Salih Tala'i Mosque, Cairo
- Blue Mosque in Cairo
- Al Hussain Mosque مسجد الحسين, in Cairo
- El-Nour Mosque in Cairo
- Hamdia El-Shazlia Mosque, in Giza
- Abu el-Abbas el-Mursi Mosque, in Alexandria
- Mosque of Amr Ibn El-As, in Cairo, Africa's oldest mosque
- 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
- Moustafa Mahmoud Mosque جامع مصطفي محمود , in Giza
- Qala'un Mosque مسجد بن قلاوون , Cairo, founded in 1318 by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasr Muhammad
- Sayedah Zeinab السيده زَينب,in Cairo
- Fatema Al Zahraa in Cairo
- Al Zahraa in Cairo
- Nory Khattab in Cairo
- Al salam or the peace in Cairo
- Al rahma in Cairo
- 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
- Great Mosque of Taza
- Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
- Koutoubia in Marrakech
- Tin Mal Mosque
- Qarawiyyin Mosque
- Abuja National Mosque in Abuja
- Central Mosque in Kano
- Waje Mosque in Kano
- Masallacin Murtala Mosque in Kano
- Umar Ibn Khattab Mosque in Kano
- Sahaba Mosque in Kano
- BUK Mosque in Kano
- Sheik Tijjani Mosque in Kano
Mogadishu Mosque Hargeisa Mosque Ceerigabo Mosque
- Jumah Mosque (A.K.A. Grey Street Mosque) in Durban
- Id Gah Mosque in Kabul
- Kabul Masjid
- Masjid Jumu'ah Herat
- Rawze-e-Sharif
- Pul-e Khishti Mosque in Kabul
- Al Fateh Mosque is Bahrain's largest mosque
- Khamis Mosque believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain
- Emin Mosque and Emin Minaret
- Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar
- Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre in Hong Kong
- Niujie Mosque in Beijing
- Xian Great Mosque in Xian.
- Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
- Masjid Raya Baiturrahman, in Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
- Masjid Raya Al-Mashun, in Medan, North Sumatra
- Masjid Agung Medan, in Medan, North Sumatra
- Masjid Agung Demak, the first mosque in Java, Demak, Central Java
- Masjid Agung Al-Azhar in South Jakarta
- Masjid Dian Al-Mahri, golden dome mosque in Depok, south from Jakarta
- Masjid Agung Sang Cipta Rasa, Cirebon, West Java
- Masjid Agung Bandung, in Bandung, West Java
- Masjid Agung Banten, in Banten
- Masjid Agung Jawa Tengah, Semarang, Central Java
- Masjid Al-Akbar Surabaya, in Surabaya, East Java
- Masjid Al-Markaz Al-Islami, in Makassar, South Sulawesi
- Masjid Agung Palembang, in Palembang, South Sumatra
- Masjid Raya Sultan Penyengat, in Penyengat island, Riau
- Masjid Raya Sultan Siak, Riau
- Islamic Centre Mosque
- Kudus Mosque in Kudus, Central Java
- Masjid Sultan Suriansyah
- Masjid Agung An-nur in Pekanbaru, Riau
- Abdul-Aziz al-Samarrai mosque.
- Al Askari Mosque in Samarra.
- Abu Hanifa Mosque in Adhamiyah, Baghdad.
- Great Mosque of Samarra.
- Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf.
- Imam Hussain Mosque in Karbala.
- Al Abbass Mosque in Karbala.
- Hajar Khatoon Mosque in Kurdistan
- 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
- Jame mosque of Yazd
- Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd
- Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz
- Ribat-i Sharaf
- Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
- Soltani Mosque of Borujerd
- The Blue Mosque of Tabriz
- The Shah Mosque of Isfahan
- Al-Aqsa Mosque the third holiest mosque in Islam Jerusalem.
- Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
- Hassan Bek Mosque in Jaffa.
- Mosque of Jezzar Pasha in Acre
- Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem.
- White Mosque in Nazareth.
- Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan
- Johor
- Kedah
- Kelantan
- Melaka
- Tranquerah Mosque or Masjid Tengkera in Melaka
- Masjid Al-Azim is the Masjid Negeri Melaka
- Masjid Kampung Hulu
- Masjid Kampung Keling
- Masjid Tanjong Kling
- Negeri Sembilan
- Pahang
- Perak
- Perlis
- Pulau Pinang
- Sabah
- Sarawak
- Selangor
- Terengganu
- Masjid Abidin in Kuala Terengganu
- Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah also known as Masjid Terapung
- Masjid Kristal in Islamic Civilization Park, Pulau Wan Man, Kuala Terengganu
- Mosque of Omar in Bethlehem
- Masjid Al-Dahab (The Golden Mosque) in Manila
- Masjid Malik Faisal (King Faisal Mosque) at the Mindanao State University campus in Marawi City
- Jamie'o Mindanao (Islamic Center Masjid) in Marawi City, one of the largest mosques in the country
- Masjid Jammi Tulay - the new Tulay Central Mosque, a newer version of the existing one in Sulu, is under construction and is the largest mosque in the Philippines
- Blue Mosque in Tagig City
- Campo Islam (Original)Mosque in Zamboanga City
- Al-Masjid al-Haram (houses the Ka'bah) in Mecca, the holiest mosque in Islam.
- Masjid al-Nabawi (housing the tomb of the prophet Muhammad) in Madina, the second holiest mosque in Islam.
- Masjid al-Quba in Medina.
- Masjid al-Qiblatain in Medina.
- 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
- Masjid Darul Ghufran in Singapore
- Nagore Durgha in Singapore
- The Grand Mosque in Colombo
- Jami-Ul-Alfar Mosque in Colombo
The candy-striped Jami Ul Alfar mosque in the Pettah area, one of the oldest mosques in Colombo Sri Lanka
- Devetagaha Mosque in Colombo
- Ketchimale Mosque in Beruwala
- 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.
- Grand Mosque-Abu Dhabi, is under construction
- Masjid e Ali, Dubai, is one of the largest shia mosques in UAE.
- The Old Grand Mosque, Old town, Sanaa, the third oldest mosque of Islam and the first to be built outside Medina at the 6th year of Hijra. Built from the remains of the old 20 story Ghamdan palace in the court of Badan palace the Persian ruler of Yemen. .
- Al-Saleh Mosque, Sanaa, designed based on the Sanaani-Yemeni architectural style, the modern mosque is made entirely of stone.The mosque hold up to 35,000 worshippers. and up to 120,000 within its courts
- Taza Pir Mosque in Baku
- Juma Mosque in Baku
- Shahidlar Mosque ("Turkish Mosque") in Baku
- Bibi Heybat Mosque in Baku, destroyed in 1934, rebuilt in 1997
- Shah Abbas Mosque in Ganja
- The Blue Mosque in Baku
- Ajdarbey Mosque in Baku
- Ilahiyyat Mosque in Baku
- Imam Huseyin Mosque in Baku
- Elmler Mosque in Baku
- Abu Bakr mosque in Baku
- Haji Sultan Mosque in Baku
- Juma Mosque of Abu Bakr in Baku
- Main Juma Mosque in Sheki
- Mosque Qobustan in Baku
- Mosque of Qatar Found in Kakhi
- Seyid Ashraf Mosque in Horadiz
- Jame Mosque in Baku
- Rahima Khanim Mosque in Baku
- Besh Barmaq Mosque in Siyazan
- Aladza mosque in Foca, destroyed in 1992
- Ali Pasha mosque in Sarajevo
- Arnaudija mosque in Banja Luka, destroyed in 1993
- Carsijska mosque in Tuzla
- Divan Katib Hajdar mosque (White Mosque} in Sarajevo
- Dzindic mosque in Tuzla
- Ferhadija mosque in Banja Luka, destroyed in 1993
- Ferhadija mosque in Sarajevo
- Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque in Sarajevo
- King Fahd mosque in Sarajevo
- Mosnicka mosque in Tuzla
- Tsar's Mosque in Sarajevo
- Turhan Emin Beg mosque in Ustikolina, destroyed in 1992 and rebuilt after the war. It was the oldest mosque in the country.
- Sultan Ahmed's mosque in Zenica (also known as Čaršijska džamija (Central mosque))
- Amagerbro Mosque in Amagerbro , Copenhagen
- Islamic Center at Eriksminde Allé 2, 2650 Hvidovre , Copenhagen
- Islamic Cultural Center at Horsebakken 2 2400 København NV
- Islamic center at Amerikavej 1756 København V, København
- Shah Abbas Mosque in Tbilisi, destroyed in 1951
- Kazan Tatara Mosque in Tbilisi
- Orta Jame in Batumi
- 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
- Gazi Qasim Pasha Djami, Pécs (now a Roman Catholic church)
- Yakovli Hassan Pasha Djami, Pécs
- Malkoch Bey Djami, Siklós
- Ali Pasha Djami, Szigetvár (now a Roman Catholic church)
- Qolsharif mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, - Reputedly the largest mosque in Europe
- Nurulla Mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan
- Saint Petersburg Mosque in St Petersburg 1909-20)
- Bajrakli Mosque in Belgrade, damaged in 2004, after ethnic violence during the Unrest in Kosovo.
- Islam-aga's Mosque, Niš
- Sinan Pasha Mosque, Prizren, Kosovo, Serbia.
- Mezquita "Great Mosque of Cordoba" in Córdoba (now a Catholic cathedral)
- Benposta
- Mezquita
- Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
- Giralda
- Bellevue Mosque in Gothenburg
- Fittja Mosque in Fittja
- Malmö Mosque in Malmö
- Nasir Mosque in Gothenburg
- Stockholm Mosque in Stockholm
- Trollhättan Mosque in Trollhättan
- Umeå Mosque (under planning)
- Uppsala Mosque in Uppsala
- Borlange Mosque in Borlange , Dalarna
- Arap Mosque, Istanbul
- Bayazid II Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
- Divrigi Great Mosque, Divrigi
- Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", Istanbul, originally built as a church, then converted to a mosque from 1453 until 1934, now a museum
- İsa Bey Mosque in Selçuk, near İzmir
- Kalenderhane Mosque, Istanbul, made of a former Byzantine Church
- Kocatepe Mosque, Ankara
- Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul
- Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Istanbul
- Selimiye Mosque, Edirne
- Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque"), Istanbul
- Yeni Valide Mosque (New Mosque), Istanbul
- Yeni Mosque, Istanbul
- Zeyrek Mosque, Istanbul, made of three former Byzantine Churches
In 2007 there are approximately 1,500 masaajid (mosques) in Britain. Various lists of these have been published of which the most comprehensive is at the muslims in Britain website and is displayed using Google Maps.
- Markazi mosque, Savile Town, Dewsbury. The largest mosque in Britain, situated in an almost exclusively Muslim district. It is the headquarters of Tablighi Jamaat.
- Fazal Mosque, London
- Al-Rahma Mosque, Liverpool
- ArRahman Mosque, Bolton, Greater Manchester
- Birmingham Central Mosque, Birmingham
- Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque, Peterborough
- Finsbury Park Mosque, London
- Glasgow Central Mosque, Glasgow
- Ibrahim al-Ibrahim Mosque, Europa Point, southern tip of Gibraltar
- London Muslim Centre (aka East London Mosque), London
- London Central Mosque (aka Regent's Park Mosque), London
- Manchester Central Mosque (aka Victoria Park Mosque), Manchester
- Golden Mosque (aka Sunehri Masjid), Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- Stratford Street mosque, Leeds
- Minhaj-ul-Quran Community Mosque Forest Gate, London
- Islamic Academy, Manchester
- Muslim Community Centre, London
- Canning Town Masjid, Barking Road, London (Al Habib)
- South London Islamic Center (aka Streatham Mosque), London Streatham Mosque
- Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community (KSIMC) (aka Hujjat), London (Stanmore) Hujjat
- Baitul Futuh Mosque, Morden - UK
- Islamic Centre of Canada [1] in Mississauga, Ontario, built in 2001, serving as the headquarters of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Canada
- Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque [2], Montreal, Quebec
- Islamic Forum of Canada, Brampton, Ontario
- London Muslim Mosque [3], London, Ontario
- Manitoba Islamic Centre [4], Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Waterloo Masjid [5], Waterloo, Ontario
- Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, in Sydney
- Lakemba Mosque, in Sydney
- Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Khattab in Maicao, Guajira, the second largest mosque in South America
- Mosque of Jeque Ibrahim Al-lbrahim in Caracas is the second largest in South America.
In Spanish Link http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_Ibrahim_Al-lbrahim_(Caracas)
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