List of mosques

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List of famous mosques throughout the world:

Contents 1 Asia 1.1 Bangladesh 1.2 Egypt 1.3 Iran 1.4 Iraq 1.5 Pakistan 1.6 Israel/Palestine 1.7 Saudi Arabia 1.8 Turkey 1.9 China 1.10 India 1.11 Others 2 Europe 2.1 England 2.2 Former Yugoslavia 2.3 Others 3 Africa 3.1 Egypt 3.2 Eritrea 3.3 Others 4 Americas 4.1 Colombia 4.2 United States 5 See also

Asia

Bangladesh

• Baitul Mukarram
• High Court Mosque
• Tara Mosque
• Sixty Pillar Mosque
• Binat Bibi mosque
• Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Egypt

• Ar-Rifaye Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt
• Al-Azhar, the great mosque of Cairo, Egypt, whose university is the foremost school of Sunni Islam
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali at the Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
• Al-Hakim Mosque, one of the largest Fatimid mosques in Cairo, Egypt

Iran

• shah mosque
• Sheikh Lotf Allah Mosque
• Ribat-i Sharaf
• Jame Mosque, Isfahan
• Jame Mosque, Saveh
• Jame Mosque, Brojerd
• Jame Mosque, Varamin
• Jame Mosque, Yazd
• Jame Mosque, Naiin
• Tarikhane Mosque, Shiraz
• Goharshad mosque
• Al-Nabi Mosque, Qazvin

Iraq

• Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, Iraq, the holiest Shi'ite mosque

Pakistan

• Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
• Shia Masjid in Lahore, Pakistan
• Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
• Shah (King) Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan (The Largest Mosque In The World)
• DHA Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan (with the largest self-supporting dome in the world)
• Bhong Mosque in Sadiqabad, Pakistan

Israel/Palestine

• Dome of the Rock, or Masjid Al Sakhrah, in Jerusalem
• Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem

Saudi Arabia

• Al-Masjid_al-Haram in Mecca, the "Great Mosque", holiest in Islam. It also houses the Kaaba to which Muslims pray five times a day.
• Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad is buried.
• Masjid al-Quba, just outside Medina, Saudi Arabia, whose foundation stone was laid by the Prophet Muhammad himself

Turkey

• Bayazid II Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
• Hagia Sophia "Mosque of Holy Wisdom" , Istambul, originally built as a church, then converted to a mosque from 1453 until 1934 now a museum
• Suleiman Mosque, Istambul
• Rüstem Pasha Mosque, Istanbul
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque ("the Blue Mosque") in Istanbul
• Divrigi Great Mosque in Divrigi
• Isabey Mosque near Izmir
• Selimiye Mosque in Edirne

China

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

India

• Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, India, now destroyed, and a site of recent violence between Muslims and Hindus
• Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque also known as (Qutub Mosque), and (The Great Mosque of Delhi) in Delhi, India

Others

• Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
• Mosque of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi commissioned by Tamerlane in Kazakhstan
• Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Masjid Hajjah Fatimah in Singapore
• Masjid Sultan in Singapore
• Seoul Central Mosque in Seoul, South Korea

Europe

England

• Al-Rahma Mosque in Liverpool, England
• Victoria Park Mosque in Manchester
• Finsbury Park Mosque in London
• London Central Mosque in London
• Stratford Street mosque in Leeds

Former Yugoslavia

• Bajrakli mosque in Belgrade, Serbia, burnt in 2004, after ethnic violence during the Unrest in Kosovo
• Ferhadija mosque in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, destroyed in 1993
• Gazi Husrev-Beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Tsar's Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Others

• Stockholm mosque in Sweden
• Qolsharif mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation - reputedly the largest mosque in Europe
• Et'hem Bey Mosque in Tirana, Albania
• Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque in Europa Point, southern tip of Gibraltar
• The Mezquita "Great Mosque of Cordoba" in Córdoba, Spain (now a Catholic cathedral)
• Cathedral mosque in St Petersburg, Russia (1909-20)

Africa

Egypt

• Al-Azhar University and mosque in Cairo, Egypt
• Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, Egypt
• Mosque of Ibn Tulun, in Cairo, Egypt
• Qala'un Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, founded in 1318 by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasr Muhammad

Eritrea

• Al Khulafa Al Rashiudin Mosque, built in 1938 from travertine and Carrara marble, located in Asmera, Eritrea
• Kalid Bin Alwalid Mosque in Asmera
• Mar Bin Abdulaziz Mosque in Gaza Banda, Asmara

Others

• Great Mosque of Djenné in Djenné, Mali
• Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
• Yaama Mosque in Tahoua, Niger
• Abuja National Mosque in Abuja, Nigeria

Americas

Colombia

• Mosque of Omar Ibn Al-Jattab in Maicao, Guajira, Colombia, it was built in September 1997, is the largest mosque in South America.

United States

• Islamic Center of Washington in Washington, D.C., United States

See also

• Mosques
• List of mosques in Singapore
• Madrassa
• Minaret
• Minbar
• Mihrab
• Islamic architecture
• Islamic art
• Islamic Calligraphy
• Islamic pottery