Al-Fatah Mosque, Kigali

The designation of the oldest mosques in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation. Even here, there is the distinction between old mosque buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques, and those that have been converted to other purposes; and between buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques and those that were shuttered for many decades. In terms of congregations, they are distinguished between early established congregations that have been in continuous existence, and early congregations that ceased to exist. Note that the major regions, such as Africa and Eurasia, are sorted alphabetically, whereas the minor regions, such as, and Arabia and South 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.

To be listed here a site must:
*be the oldest mosque in a country, large city (top 50), or oldest of its type (denomination, architectural, etc.);
*be the oldest congregation of its type (denomination).

Mentioned in the Quran

The following are treated as the oldest mosques or sanctuaries mentioned in the Quran: Quran 17:1-7

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, -
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Al-Haram Mosque
,
, Mecca
,
, , considered the oldest mosque, associated with Abraham
, ''Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām'', Quran 2:144–217; Quran 5:2; Quran 8:34; Quran 9:7–28; Quran 17:1; Quran 22:25; Quran 48:25–27. the holiest sanctuary, containing the ''Ka'bah'', a site of the '' Ḥajj'' ('Pilgrimage'), the ''Qiblah'' (Direction of formal prayers of Muslims), and the first mosque in Islamic thought.''Mecca: From Before Genesis Until Now'', M. Lings, pg. 39, Archetype Rebuilt many times, notably 1571 by the Ottomans, and the late 20th century by the Saudis, further enlargement under way since 2010.
, -
, Haram al-Sharif, also known as the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
,
, Jerusalem (old city)
, {{flagcountry, State of Palestine
, Considered the second oldest mosque in Islamic tradition,{{cite book , author=National Geographic Society (U.S.) , last2=de Blij , first2=H.J. , last3=Downs , first3=R. , author4=John Wiley & Sons , title=Wiley/National Geographic College Atlas of the World , publisher=Wiley , year=2007 , isbn=978-0-471-74117-6 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pPQ5AQAAIAAJ , access-date=2022-06-15 , page=49, quote=Al 'Aqsa is the second oldest mosque in Islam after the Kaaba in Mecca and is third in holiness after the mosques in Mecca and Medina. It holds up to 400,000 worshippers at one time. associated with Abraham.
The Dome of the Rock was constructed in 692, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in 705.
, ''Al-Masjid al-Aqṣá'', the former ''Qiblah'', site of the significant event of ''Night Journey'' ''( Isra and Mi'raj){{Cite book , last=Buchanan , first=Allen , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bntCSupRlO4C&pg=PA192 , title=States, Nations, and Borders: The Ethics of Making Boundaries , publisher=Cambridge University Press , year=2004 , isbn=0-521-52575-6 , author-link=Allen Buchanan'', considered the third holiest site in Islam. The Qur'an does not specify the precise location of "the furthest place of prayer", and its meaning was debated by early Islamic scholars.{{cite journal , last=el-Khatib , first=Abdallah , date=1 May 2001 , title=Jerusalem in the Qur'ān , url=http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=1353-0194&volume=28&issue=1&spage=25 , url-status=dead , journal=British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies , volume=28 , issue=1 , pages=25–53 , doi=10.1080/13530190120034549 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209133352/http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&issn=1353-0194&volume=28&issue=1&spage=25 , archive-date=9 December 2012 , access-date=17 November 2006 , s2cid=159680405Khalek, N. (2011). ''Jerusalem in Medieval Islamic Tradition. Religion Compass, 5(10), 624–630.'' doi:10.1111/j.1749-8171.2011.00305.x. "One of the most pressing issues in both medieval and contemporary scholarship related to Jerusalem is weather the city is explicitly referenced in the text of the Qur'an. Sura 17, verse 1, which reads ..has been variously interpreted as referring to the miraculous Night Journey and Ascension of Muhammad, events recorded in medieval sources and known as the isra and miraj. As we will see, this association is a rather late and even a contested one. ..The earliest Muslim work on the Religious Merits of Jerusalem was the Fada'il Bayt al-Maqdis by al-Walid ibn Hammad al-Ramli (d. 912 CE), a text which is recoverable from later works. ..He relates the significance of Jerusalem vis-a-vis the Jewish Temple, conflating 'a collage of biblical narratives' and comments pilgrimage to Jerusalem, a practice which was controversial in later Muslim periods."{{cite book , author=Frederick S. Colby , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sasZCjcTisIC&pg=PA15 , title=Narrating Muhammad's Night Journey: Tracing the Development of the Ibn 'Abbas Ascension Discourse , date=6 August 2008 , publisher=SUNY Press , isbn=978-0-7914-7788-5 , page=15 , quote=If Muslims interpret the qur'anic phrase "the sacred place of prayer" in diverse ways, one encounters even more debate over the destination of the night journey, the "furthest place of prayer". From the earliest extant Muslim texts, it becomes clear that a group of Muslims from the beginning interpreted "furthest place of prayer" with the city of Jerusalem in general and its Herodian/Solomonic Temple in particular. It is equally clear that other early Muslims disputed this connection, identifying the "furthest place of prayer" instead as a reference to a site in the heavens. Eventually a general consensus formed around the idea that Muhammad's journey did indeed take him to Jerusalem. Even if the night journey verse were thought to refer first and foremost to the terrestrial portion of Muhammad's journey, nevertheless for centuries scholars and storytellers also continued to connect this verse with the idea of an ascent through the levels of the heavens. , access-date=14 March 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715080148/https://books.google.com/books?id=sasZCjcTisIC&pg=PA15 , archive-date=15 July 2020 , url-status=live{{Cite journal , last=Grabar , first=Oleg , date=1959 , title=The Umayyad Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem , url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4629098 , journal=Ars Orientalis , volume=3 , pages=33–62 , issn=0571-1371 , jstor=4629098 , quote=Bevan has shown that among early traditionists there are many who do not accept the identification of the masjid al-aqsd, and among them are to be found such great names as al-Bukhari and Tabarl. Both Ibn Ishaq an al-Ya'qubi precede their accounts with expressions which indicate that these are stories which are not necessarily accepted as dogma. It was suggested by J. Horovitz that in the early period of Islam there is little justification for assuming that the Koranic expression in any way referred to Jerusalem. But while Horovitz thought that it referred to a place in heaven, A. Guillaume's careful analysis of the earliest texts (al-Waqidi and al-Azraqi, both in the later second century A.H.) has convincingly shown that the Koranic reference to the masjid al-aqsa applies specifically to al-Ji'ranah, near Mekkah, where there were two sanctuaries (masjid al-adnai and masjid al-aqsa), and where Muhammad so-journed in dha al-qa'dah of the eighth year after the Hijrah. Eventually, a consensus emerged its identification with the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The term Al-Aqsa properly refers to the whole Temple Mount compound (seen as a single mosque).{{#tag:ref, According to historian Oleg Grabar, "It is only at a relatively late date that the Muslim holy space in Jerusalem came to be referred to as al-haram al-sharif (literally, the Noble Sacred Precinct or Restricted Enclosure, often translated as the Noble Sanctuary and usually simply referred to as the Haram). While the exact early history of this term is unclear, we know that it only became common in Ottoman times, when administrative order was established over all matters pertaining to the organization of the Muslim faith and the supervision of the holy places, for which the Ottomans took financial and architectural responsibility. Before the Ottomans, the space was usually called ''al-masjid al-aqsa'' (the Farthest Mosque), a term now reserved to the covered congregational space on the Haram, or ''masjid bayt al-maqdis'' (Mosque of the Holy City) or, even, like Mecca's sanctuary, ''al-masjid al-ḥarâm'',", group=note The mosque compound should not be confused with the silver-domed congregational mosque or prayer hall facing Mecca, commonly referred to in English as Al-Aqsa Mosque, but otherwise known as Al-Qibli Mosque (see below).
, -
, The Sacred Monument
,
, Muzdalifah
, {{flagcountry, Saudi Arabia
, {{sort, 0, Unknown
, ''Al-Mashʿar Al-Ḥarām''{{Cite quran, 2, 129, t=y, s=ns a site of the Hajj.{{cite book , last=Long , first=David E. , title=The Hajj Today: A Survey of the Contemporary Pilgrimage to Makkah , chapter=2: The Rites of the Hajj , pages=11–24 , year=1979 , quote=With thousands of Hajjis, most of them in motor vehicles, rushing headlong for Muzdalifah, the potential is there for one of ... There is special grace for praying at the roofless mosque in Muzdalifah called al-Mash'ar al-Haram (the Sacred Grove) ... , chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Uk3Gh6xrUUC , isbn=978-0-8739-5382-5{{cite book , author=Danarto , title=A Javanese pilgrim in Mecca , year=1989 , page=27 , quote=It was still dark when we arrived at Muzdalifah, four miles away. The Koran instructs us to spend the night at al-Mash'ar al-Haram. the Sacred Grove at Muzdalifah, as one of the conditions for the hajj . We scrambled out of the bus and looked ... , url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/16885565?q&versionId=19820365 , isbn=978-0-8674-6939-4{{cite encyclopedia , last=Jones , first=Lindsay , title=Encyclopedia of religion , publisher=Macmillan Reference USA , page=7159 , volume=10 , year=2005 , quote=The Qur'an admonishes: "When you hurry from Arafat, remember God at the Sacred Grove (al-mash' ar al-haram)," that is, at Muzdalifah (2:198). Today a mosque marks the place in Muzdalifah where pilgrims gather to perform the special saldt ... , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vjQOAQAAMAAJ , isbn=978-0-0286-5743-1{{cite book , author1=Ziauddin Sardar , author2=M. A. Zaki Badawi , title=Hajj Studies , publisher=Croom Helm for Hajj Research Centre , work= King Abdul Aziz University , location= Jeddah , page=32 , year=1978 , quote=Muzdalifah is an open plain sheltered by parched hills with sparse growth of thorn bushes. The pilgrims spend a night under the open sky of the roofless Mosque, the Sacred Grove, Al Mush'ar al-Haram. On the morning of the tenth, all depart ... , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYAOAAAAQAAJ , isbn=978-0-8566-4681-2, author1-link=Ziauddin Sardar
, -
, Quba Mosque
,
, Medina
, {{flagcountry, Saudi Arabia
, {{sort, 0622, 622
, The first mosque built by Muhammad in the 7th century CE, possibly mentioned as the "Mosque founded on piety since the first day"{{Cite quran, 9, 108, t=y, s=ns in the Quran.{{Citation needed, date=January 2019 Largely rebuilt in the late 20th century.

{{Characters and names in the Quran

Africa

{{See also, List of mosques in Africa

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Northeast Africa
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Masjid al-Qiblatayn
,
, Zeila
, {{flagcountry, Somaliland
, 615{{Cite news, url=https://histoireislamique.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/listedes-premieres-mosquees-au-monde/, title=Liste des premières mosquées au monde prophètique, rashidun et omeyyade selon les écris historique et les traces archéologiques, date=2014-06-15, work=Histoire Islamique, access-date=2017-09-24, language=fr-FR
,
, Built in the 7th century in Zeila, shortly after the ''hijrah''; known to be one of the oldest mosques in the world and possibly the oldest in Africa.
, -
, Korijib Masjid
,
, Tadjoura
, {{flagcountry, Djibouti
, {{sort, 0620, 630–640
,
, Possible the oldest mosque in the country.
, -
, {{Interlanguage link multi, Sadat Quraish Mosque, ar, 3=مسجد سادات قريش
,
, Bilbeis
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0639, 639
,
, Oldest mosque in North Africa.
, -
, Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
,
, Cairo
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0641, 641
,
, Named after 'Amr ibn al-'As, commander of the Muslim conquest of Egypt, by order of Caliph Umar. Built as the centre of Fustat (the newly founded capital of Egypt) in 673–642 CE, and rebuilt in 1179 and in 1875.
, -
, Mosque of the Companions
,
, Massawa
, {{flagcountry, Eritrea
, {{sort, 0610, 613
,
, Believed to be the first mosque on the African continent and the first mosque in the world built by the companions of prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.{{cite book , last=Reid , first=Richard J. , title=A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present , publisher= John Wiley and Sons , chapter=The Islamic Frontier in Eastern Africa , page=106 , isbn=978-0470658987 , chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=US6RQtYwasUC , date=12 January 2012 , access-date=15 March 2015
, -
, Al Nejashi Mosque
,
, Negash
, {{flagcountry, Ethiopia
, {{sort, 0620, 614, No citation or Citation needed
,
, Built 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. It was recently renovated by TIKA, a Turkish cooperation organization.{{cite web , title=Negash Āmedīn Mesgīd , url=https://madainproject.com/negash_amedin_mesgid , website=Madain Project , access-date=30 May 2019
, -
, Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (Damietta)
,
, Damietta
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0642, 642
,
, The third oldest mosque in Egypt.
, -
, Mosque of Ibn Tulun
,
, Cairo
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0879, 879
,
,
, -
, Al-Hakim Mosque
,
, Cairo
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0928, 928
,
,
, -
, Fakr ad-Din Mosque
,
, Mogadishu
, {{flagcountry, Somalia
, 969
, Sunni
, Mosque built by Sultan Fakr ad-Din of the Sultanate of Mogadishu (9th century – 13th century).
, -
, Al-Azhar Mosque
,
, Cairo
, {{flagcountry, Egypt
, {{sort, 0972, 972
, Sunni
,
, -
, Arba'a Rukun Mosque
,
, Mogadishu
, {{flagcountry, Somalia
, 1268/9
, Sunni
,

{{see also, Islam in Rwanda
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Northwest Africa
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Great Mosque of Kairouan
,
, Kairouan
, {{flagcountry, Tunisia
, {{sort, 0670, 670
, Sunni
, Believed to be the first mosque in the Maghreb, it was rebuilt in the 9th century.
, -
, Sidi Ghanim Mosque
,
, Mila
, {{flagcountry, Algeria
, {{sort, 0678, 678
, Sunni
, The oldest Mosque in Algeria built by Abu al-Muhajir Dinar
, -
, Sidi Okba Mosque
,
, Sidi Okba
, {{flagcountry, Algeria
, {{sort, 0686, 686Sidi 'Uqba (mosque, minaret and tomb)
Museum With No Frontiers. Retrieved 8-1-2017
,
,
, -
, Al-Zaytuna Mosque
,
, Tunis
, {{flagcountry, Tunisia
, {{sort, 0709, 709
, Sunni
,
, -
, Great Mosque of Sfax
,
, Sfax
, {{flagcountry, Tunisia
, {{sort, 0850, 850Great Mosque of Sfax.
''Museum with No Frontiers''. Retrieved 8-2-2017.
,
,
, -
, Great Mosque of Sousse
,
, Sousse
, {{flagcountry, Tunisia
, {{sort, 0851, 851Great Mosque of Sousse.
''Museum with No Frontiers''. Retrieved 8-1-2017.
,
,
, -
, Atiq Mosque, Awjila
,
, Awjila
, {{flagcountry, Libya
, 1101
, Sunni
,

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Southeast Africa (including nearby islands of the Indian Ocean, but barring countries that are also in Southern Africa)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Shanga Mosque
,
, Shanga, Pate Island
, {{flagcountry, Kenya
, {{sort, 0830, 830 (approximate){{rp, 97,
, Foundation discovered, with coins attesting dates, during the 1980s excavations. The earliest concrete evidence of Muslims in East Africa.{{cite book, last1=Westerlund, first1=David , last2=Svanberg, first2=Ingvar , title=Islam Outside the Arab World, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1DH9wZky30EC, year=1999, publisher=Psychology Press, isbn=978-0-7007-1124-6{{rp, 97
, -
, Great Mosque of Kilwa
,
, Kilwa Kisiwani
, {{flagcountry, Tanzania
, 1000–1100
,
,
, -
, Kizimkazi Mosque
,
, Dimbani
, {{flagcountry, Tanzania
, {{sort, 1107 (according to an inscription){{cite web , url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7832 , title=Kizimkazi Mosque , access-date=2010-09-04 , work=ArchNet , publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050219004436/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=7832 , archive-date=2005-02-19
,
,
, -
, Tsingoni Mosque
,
, Tsingoni, Mayotte
, {{flagcountry, France
, 1538{{cite web , language=fr , first1=Martial , last1=Pauly , date=10 February 2011 , access-date=10 June 2017 , url=http://archeologiemayotte.over-blog.com/article-la-mosquee-de-tsingoni-la-plus-ancienne-mosquee-en-activite-de-france-66838631.html , title=La mosquée de Tsingoni, la plus ancienne mosquée en activité de France (Tsingoni Mosque, the oldest active mosque in France) , website=Archeologie Mayotte, Océan Indien
,
,
, -
, Al-Fatah Mosque (Green Mosque)
,
, Kigali
, {{flagcountry, Rwanda (then German East Africa)
, 1913{{cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0FC40EQujwC&q=first+mosque+uganda&pg=PA39 , title=Culture and Customs of Rwanda , access-date=15 March 2015, isbn=9780313331770 , last1=Adekunle , first1=Julius , year=2007
,
, Founded by coastal Swahili-speaking Tanzanian Muslims who came to Rwanda to work in the German administration.

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + West Africa
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Larabanga Mosque
,
, Larabanga
, {{flagcountry, Ghana
, 1421
,
, The oldest existing mud-brick mosque in Ghana.
, -
, Great Mosque of Kano
,
, Kano
, {{flagcountry, Nigeria
, 15th century
,
, Built in for Emir Muhammad Rumfa
, -
, Agadez Mosque
,
, Agadez
, {{flagcountry, Niger, 1515
, 1515
,
, Niger's oldest mosque.
, -
, Grand Mosque, Sokodé
,
, Sokodé
, {{flagcountry, Togo
, 1820{{cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0YYYAAAAIAAJ , title=Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices. S – Z , last1=Melton , first1=John Gordon , last2=Baumann , first2=Martin , date=2002-01-01 , publisher=ABC-CLIO , isbn=9781576072233 , page=1285 , language=en
,
,

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Southern Africa
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Auwal Mosque
,
, Cape Colony
, {{flagcountry, South Africa (then Cape Colony)
, 1798{{cite book , first=Abdulkader , last=Tayob , title=Islam in South Africa: Mosques, Imams, and Sermons , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MHB8G1c4PLUC&pg=PA24 , date= 1999 , publisher=University Press of Florida , isbn=978-0-8130-2485-1 , pages=24–
,
, Recognised as the first mosque established in the country.
, -
, Palm Tree Mosque
,
, Cape Colony
, {{flagcountry, South Africa (then Cape Colony)
, 1807
,
, Building constructed in {{Start date and age, 1788, paren=yes, and established as a mosque in {{Start date and age, 1807, paren=yes.
, -
, Masjid al-Qudama
,
, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
, {{flagcountry, South Africa
, 1849{{cite journal , first=Schalk , last=le Roux , date=June 2007 , title=The First Mosque: Caledon Street, Uitenhage , url=http://www.repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/5330/LeRoux_First(2007).pdf , journal=Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Kultuurgeskiedenis (South African Journal of Cultural History) , volume=21 , issue=1 , page=34, hdl=2263/5330
,
, It has been deduced that the mosque was a completed building by March 1849
, -
, Grey Street Mosque (Juma Mosque)
,
, Durban{{citation , work=Sa-venues.com , title=Visit the Juma Masjid Mosque , url=https://www.sa-venues.com/things-to-do/kwazulunatal/visit-the-juma-masjid-mosque/ , year=1999–2018 , access-date=2018-05-15
, {{flagcountry, South Africa
, 1881
,
,
, -
, Soofie Masjid
,
, Butha Buthe
, {{flagcountry, Lesotho
, 1900 (approximate){{rp, 115
,
, Founded by Soofie Saheb at the turn of the century; the community is described as African Muslim yet speaking an Indian language.{{rp, 115
, -
, Habibia Soofie Saheb Jamia Masjid
,
, Rylands, Cape Town
, {{flagcountry, South Africa
, 1905
,
,
, -
, Lobatse Masjid
,
, Lobatse
, {{flagcountry, Botswana
, 1960s{{cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ah9BAQAAIAAJ , title=Historical Abstracts: Modern history abstracts, 1450–1914 , last=Boehm , first=Eric H. , date=2000-01-01 , publisher=American Bibliographical Center, CLIO , page=71 , language=en
,
, Founded by Indian Muslims who were brought over during the British colonial period.
, -
, Ezulwini Mosque
,
, Ezulwini, near Mbabane
, {{flagcountry, Eswatini
, 1982
,
,

Americas

{{See also, List of mosques in the Americas, List of mosques in Mexico, List of mosques in Brazil

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + South America
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
,
,
,
, {{flagcountry, Suriname (then a colony of the Netherlands)
, 1906
,
, Built by immigrant Javanese rice farmers.{{cite book , author1=Arabian American Oil Company , author2=Saudi Aramco , author3=Aramco Services , title=Aramco world , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NvASAQAAMAAJ , publisher=Aramco , page=67 , year=1987 , access-date=5 July 2012 – ''Then, in 1902, Indonesian Muslims from Java arrived to cultivate Suriname's coastal rice fields, and four years later, the country's first mosque was built at Wanica.''
, -
, Mesquita Brasil (São Paulo),
,
, São Paulo
, {{flagcountry, Brazil
, 1929
,
, Previous site built in 1929;{{cite book , author1=J. Gordon Melton , author2=Martin Baumann , title=Religions of the World, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v2yiyLLOj88C&pg=PA395 , access-date=5 July 2012 , date=21 September 2010 , publisher=ABC-CLIO , isbn=978-1-59884-204-3 , pages=395– current building inaugurated in 1952. First known mosque in Brazil.Mesquita Brasil: Nossa História
in Portuguese.
, -
,
,
,
, {{flagcountry, Panama
, 1930{{cite book, author1=David Westerlund, author2=Ingvar Svanberg, title=Islam Outside the Arab World, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=weYQMv2RqCgC&pg=PA453, access-date=5 July 2012, date=13 November 1999, publisher=Palgrave Macmillan, isbn=978-0-312-22691-6, pages=453–
, Ahmadiyya
,
, -
,
,
, El Paraíso, Caracas
, {{flagcountry, Venezuela
, 1968
,
,
, -
, At-Tauhid Mosque
,
, Buenos Aires
, {{flagcountry, Argentina
, 1983
, Shi'ite
, Opened in October 1983 by the Shi'ite community of Buenos Aires and with the support of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Argentina. It is a very simple building with a subtle Islamic style in its facade.{{cite web , url=http://www.turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/circuitos-halal , title=Circuitos Halal , publisher=City of Buenos Aires , access-date=November 15, 2015 , date=2013-10-29 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226020915/https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/article/circuitos-halal , archive-date=December 26, 2018 , url-status=dead
, -
, Mezquita as-Salam
,
, Santiago
, {{flagcountry, Chile
, 1995{{cite book, author=Florian Pohl, title=Modern Muslim Societies, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4Eye4ilLVkC&pg=PA374, access-date=5 July 2012, date=1 September 2010, publisher=Marshall Cavendish, isbn=978-0-7614-7927-7, pages=374–
,
, Commissioned 1989, inaugurated in 1995.

{{see also, List of mosques in Canada, List of mosques in the United States
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + North America (including Central America and island-states of the Caribbean Sea)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Al-Sadiq Mosque
,
, Chicago, Illinois
, {{flagcountry, United States
, 1922
, Ahmadiyya
, Oldest extant mosque in the Americas.
, -
, Mother Mosque of America
(Moslem Temple)
,
, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
, {{flagcountry, United States, 1929
, 1934
,
, Oldest extant purpose-built mosque in the United States
, -
, Al-Rashid Mosque
,
, Edmonton, Alberta
, {{flagcountry, Canada
, 1938
,
, First purpose-built mosque in Canada.
, -
,
,
, Westmoreland and Spanish Town
, {{flagcountry, Jamaica
, 1950s
,
, Constructed by the Islamic Society of Jamaica, which was founded in 1950.
, -
, Bridgetown Mosque
,
, Bridgetown
, {{flagcountry, Barbados
, 1957
,
, First purpose-built mosque in Barbados.
, -
, Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque
,
, Willemstad
, {{flagcountry, Curaçao
, 1965
,
,
, -
,
,
,
, {{flagcountry, Haiti
, 1985{{cite web , url=http://www.nycreligion.info/?p=2044 , title=Faith facts about Haitian New Yorkers , work=A Journey through NYC religions , access-date=15 March 2015
,
, Converted private residence.
, -
, Suraya Mosque
,
, Torreón
, {{flagcountry, Mexico
, 1989
, Shi'ite
, Built by the immigrants from the Middle East living in Torreón.
, -
, Omar Mosque
,
, San José
, {{flagcountry, Costa Rica
, 1995
, Sunni
, Founded by the Islamic Cultural Association of Costa Rica.
, -
,
,
, Belize CityMuslim community officially opens Belize City Mosque
/ref>
, {{flagcountry, Belize
, 2008 (approximate){{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2fiIhBMsHAC&q=%22first+mosque%22+belize&pg=PA121, title=Belize and Its People, access-date=15 March 2015, isbn=9789987932214, last1=Mwakikagile, first1=Godfrey, date=June 2010
,
, Founded by Belizeans who converted to Islam while in the United States.
, -
, Boukman Buhara Mosque
,
, Cap-Haïtien
, {{flagcountry, Haiti
, 2016{{Cite web, last=AA, first=Daily Sabah with, date=2016-06-28, title=Haiti's first mosque with minaret opens, url=https://www.dailysabah.com/religion/2016/06/28/haitis-first-mosque-with-minaret-opens, access-date=2020-08-01, website=Daily Sabah, language=en
,
, First purpose-built mosque in Haiti. Includes a minaret. Constructed by the Diyanet Foundation of Turkey following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Asia

{{See also, List of mosques in Asia}

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Arabian Peninsula (including the island-state of Bahrain)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
,
, Medina
, {{flagcountry, Saudi Arabia
, {{sort, 0622, 622
,
, Second holiest site in Islam (after Al-Haram Mosque) 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.
, -
, Masjid al-Qiblatain
,
, Medina
, {{flagcountry, Saudi Arabia
, {{sort, 0623, 623
,
, Mosque originally with two Qiblah walls: One facing Jerusalem, the first Qiblah and another facing Mecca
, -
, Jawatha Mosque
,
, Al-Kilabiyah
, {{flagcountry, Saudi Arabia
, {{sort, 0629/0639, 629/639{{citation , author=Abdul-Ali , url=http://www.jafariyanews.com/2k5_news/aug/24jawatha_mosque.htm , title=Jawatha Mosque in danger of going down , publisher=Jafariya News , location=Al-Ahsa , date=August 24, 2005{{cite book , work=Saudi Arabia: Idārat al-Āthār wa-al-Matāḥif , author=Roger Wood , title=An introduction to Saudi Arabian antiquities , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5d4JAQAAIAAJ&q=jawatha , access-date=18 October 2010 , year=1975 , publisher=Department of Antiquities and Museums, Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , page=151
,
, Has recently been renovated{{Citation needed, date=January 2019 and prayers are still held in this mosque.{{citation , last=John , first=Lawton , url=http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199106/the.arab.heartland.htm , title=The Arab Heartland , publisher= Saudi Aramco World , year=1991 , volume=42 , issue=6
, -
, Great Mosque of Sana'a
,
, Sana'a
, {{flagcountry, Yemen
, 7th century
,
, Possibly the oldest mosque in the country.
, -
, Al-Asha'ir Mosque
,
, Zabid
, {{flagcountry, Yemen
, {{sort, 0629, 629
,
, A part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Town of Zabid.611.
UNESCO Established by Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, a sahabi.
, -
, Masjid Mazin
,
, Samail
, {{flagcountry, Oman
, {{sort, 0600, 600s
,
, Founded by Mazin Ben Ghadooba, who is considered to be the first Omani to adopt Islam during Muhammad's lifetime.{{cite book, last=Darke, first=Diane, author-link=Diana Darke, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J6QKSXYG5tYC&q=oldest+mosque+oman+sumail&pg=PA189, title=Oman: The Brad Travel Guide, publisher=Bradt Travel Guides, year=2010, access-date=15 March 2015, isbn=9781841623320
, -
, Al-Hadi Mosque
,
, Sa'dah
, {{flagcountry, Yemen
, {{sort, 0897, 897
,
,
, -
, Khamis Mosque
,
, Khamis, Manama
, {{flagcountry, Bahrain
, 1000–1200 (approximate){{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hcebK67IRhkC&q=%22suq+al-Khamis+mosque%22+founded&pg=PA31, title=Dictionary of Islamic Architecture, access-date=15 March 2015, isbn=9780203203873, last1=Petersen, first1=Andrew, date=2002-03-11
,
, Though most of the structure is dated to the 11th or 12th century, it is popularly believed to have been founded by the Caliph Omar in the 600s.
, -
, Mosque in Al-Ain
,
, Al Ain
, {{flagcountry, United Arab Emirates
, 1000s (Islamic Golden Age)
,
, Possible the oldest mosque in the country.{{cite news , work= The National , title=Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past , publisher=Emirates 24/7 , url=https://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/remains-of-1-000-year-old-mosque-reveal-a-rich-past-2018-09-10-1.673063 , date=2018-09-10 , access-date=2018-10-10{{cite news , last=Power , first=Timothy , title=How a 1,000-year-old mosque in Al Ain anchors the UAE in human history , newspaper= The National , url=https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/how-a-1-000-year-old-mosque-in-al-ain-anchors-the-uae-in-human-history-1.770075 , date=2018-09-13 , access-date=2018-10-10
, -
, Al Badiyah Mosque
,
, Fujairah
, {{flagcountry, United Arab Emirates
, 1400s
,
, Some much earlier estimates have been proposed.

{{see also, List of mosques in China, List of mosques in Taiwan
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Greater China
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Huaisheng Mosque
,
, Guangzhou
, {{flagcountry, China
, {{sort, 0627, 627
,
, The 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 Mosque
,
, Guangzhou City
, {{flagcountry, China
, {{sort, 0629, 629
,
, The mosque was originally built in 629 during the Tang dynasty.
, -
, Great Mosque of Xi'an
,
, Xi'an, Shaanxi
, {{flagcountry, China
, {{sort, 0742, 742
,
, Although 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.{{cite book, title=The Geography of China: Sacred and Historic Places, author1=Britannica Educational Publishing, author2=Kenneth Pletcher, date=2010, publisher=Britannica Educational Publishing, isbn=9781615301829, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-P_u2AIzbEC, page=181, access-date=2014-10-18
, -
, Jamia Mosque
,
, {{flagcountry, Hong Kong, 1890 (then British Hong Kong)
, {{flagcountry, China
, 1890
,
,
, -
, Taipei Grand Mosque
,
, Taipei
, {{flagcountry, Taiwan, 1947
, 1947
,
, Oldest 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.
, -
, Kaohsiung Mosque
,
, Taipei
, {{flagcountry, Taiwan, 1949
, 1949
,
, The second oldest mosque in Taiwan. The original building was built in 1949, then moved to a new location where the second building was built in 1951, and the third and final building built in 1992.
, -
, Macau Mosque
,
, {{flagcountry, Macau, 1980 (then Portuguese Macau)
, {{flagcountry, China
, 1980
,
, The first and only mosque in Macau.

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + East Asia (excluding Greater China)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Kobe Mosque
,
, Kobe
, {{flagcountry, Japan
, 1935{{cite book , last=Farah , first=Caesar E. , title=Islam: Beliefs and Observances , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAlDjVO7SowC&pg=PA291 , date=1 February 2003 , access-date=5 July 2012 , publisher=Barron's Educational Series , isbn=978-0-7641-2226-2 , pages=291–
,
, Designed in the Turkish style by a Czech architect, confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943, and later returned.
, -
, Seoul Central Mosque
,
, Seoul
, {{flagcountry, South Korea
, 1976{{cite book , author=Heon Choul Kim , title=The Nature and Role of Sufism in Contemporary Islam: A Case Study of the Life, Thought and Teachings of Fethullah Gulen , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wP1Nz5Y8-voC&pg=PA1 , year=2008 , access-date=5 July 2012 , isbn=978-0-549-70579-6 , pages=1–
,
,

{{see also, List of mosques in India, List of mosques in Bangladesh, List of mosques in Pakistan
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + South Asia
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Barwada mosque

,
, Ghogha, Gujarat
, India
, Before 623
,
, Built by Arab traders at ancient port of Ghogha, Bhavnagar district in the state of Gujarat. The qibla (direction to be faced while offering namaaz) of the mosque is faced to Bait al Mukaddas (Jerusalem). The mosque is abandoned by devotees after the qibla was changed to Makkah in AD 623 and another mosque constructed at the same time.
, -
, Cheraman Juma Masjid
,
, Kodungallur
, {{flagcountry, India
, {{sort, 0629, 629
,
, Built 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 Masjid
,
, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur
, {{flagcountry, Bangladesh
, Prophet's lifetime
, Sunni
, Possibly 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 Palli
,
, Kilakarai
, {{flagcountry, India
, {{sort, 0630, 630
, Sunni
, Considered 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.Gibb & Beckingham 1994, pp. 814–815 Vol. 4.
, -
, Masjid Al-Abrar
,
, Beruwala, Kalutara District, Western Province
, {{flagcountry, Sri Lanka
, First century in the Hijri calendar
,
, The date has been carved in its stone pillars. It is situated in western province of Sri Lanka.
, -
, Haji Piyada
,
, Balkh
, {{flagcountry, Afghanistan
, Second half of the 9th century
,
, Considered to be the oldest Islamic building in Afghanistan.{{cite web , url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg_friendly_email.cfm?cid=326&id=1928& , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216195049/https://whc.unesco.org/pg_friendly_email.cfm?cid=326&id=1928& , archive-date=2007-02-16 , url-status=dead , title=City of Balkh (antique Bactria) – UNESCO World Heritage Centre , access-date=2014-10-18
, -
, Jamia Masjid, Banbhore
,
, Banbhore, Sindh
, {{flagcountry, Pakistan
, {{sort, 0727, 727
,
, This is the oldest mosque of Pakistan which is located in Bhambore. Also believed to be the first mosque in South Asia. Built after the conquest of Sindh.
, -
, Kazimar Big Mosque
,
, Madurai
, {{flagcountry, India
, 1284
, Sunni, Hanafi, Shadhili
, First mosque in Madurai.
, -
, Chaqchan Mosque
,
, Khaplu, Gilgit Baltistan
, {{flagcountry, Pakistan
, 1370
,
, This is the oldest mosque of Gilgit Baltistan located in Khaplu.
, -
, Sixty Dome Mosque
,
, Bagerhat
, {{flagcountry, Bangladesh
, 1450
,
, Built 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 Mosque
,
, Lahore
, {{flagcountry, Pakistan
, 1460
,
,

{{see also, List of mosques in Indonesia, List of mosques in Malaysia, List of mosques in the Philippines, List of mosques in Singapore, List of mosques in Thailand
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Southeast Asia
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Sheik Karimal Makdum Mosque
,
, Tubig Indangan, Simunul island, Bangsamoro
, {{flagcountry, Philippines
, 1380{{cite book , author1=Erich Kolig , author2=Vivienne S. m. Angeles , author3=Sam Wong , title=Identity in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_Jkjk2Tec4C&pg=PA201 , date=1 March 2010 , access-date=5 July 2012 , publisher=Amsterdam University Press , isbn=978-90-8964-127-4 , pages=201–
,
, Founded by Makhdum Karim, who introduced Islam to the Philippines. This is the oldest mosque in Southesast Asia.
, -
, Wapauwe Old Mosque
,
, Kaitetu, Central Maluku Regency, Maluku
, {{flagcountry, Indonesia
, 1414
,
, The oldest surviving mosque in Indonesia.
, -
, Ampel Mosque
,
, Ampel, Surabaya, East Java
, {{flagcountry, Indonesia
, 1421
,
, The oldest surviving mosque in Java, and second oldest in Indonesia.
, -
, Masjid Sultan Sharif Ali
,
, Brunei
, {{flagcountry, Brunei
, 1430 (approximate)
,
, Built under the direction of Sharif Ali ("Sultan Berkat"), who reigned 1425–1432.
, -
, Great Mosque of Demak
,
, Demak, Central Java
, {{flagcountry, Indonesia
, 15th century
,
, Oldest mosque in Central Java and second oldest in Java.{{cite book , last=Florida , first=Nancy K. , title=Babad Jaka Tingkir: Writing the past, inscribing the future: history as prophesy in colonial Java , location= Durham, N. C. , publisher=Duke University Press , year=1995 , chapter=5: The Demak Mosque: A Construction of Authority , isbn=978-0-8223-1622-0
, -
, 300 Years Mosque
,
, Narathiwat
, {{flagcountry, Thailand
, 17th century
,
, It is at least one of the oldest known mosques in Thailand.{{cite web , title=300 Years Mosque , url=http://www.culture.go.th/culturemap/index.php?action=listdistrict&pid=94&did=94120&pnum=1 , access-date=2018-05-09 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129024551/http://www.culture.go.th/culturemap/index.php?action=listdistrict&pid=94&did=94120&pnum=1 , archive-date=2014-11-29 , url-status=dead
, -
, Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka
,
, Central Area
, {{flagcountry, Singapore
, 1820
,
, Originally a wooden structure built by Arab merchant Syed Omar Ali Aljunied.

{{see also, List of mosques in Cyprus
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Levant (for Cyprus and Greater Syria)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Al-Omari Grand Mosque
,
, Beirut
, Lebanon
, 635
, Sunni
, The mihrab is the oldest part of the mosque, dating back to the Caliphate of Umar.
, -
, Masjid Ibrahim Al-Khalil/ Masjid Al Qalaa (The citadel mosque)
,
, Baalbek
, Lebanon
, 635
,
, It was built behind the temple of Bacchus, its Mihrab also dates back to the caliphate of Umar.
, -
, Al-Qibli Mosque (al-Jami' al-Aqsa)
,
, Jerusalem (old city)
, {{flagcountry, State of Palestine (disputed by Israel)
, {{sort, 0637, 637
,
, A Muslim prayer hall with a silver-colored lead dome located in the southern part of Al-Aqsa Mosque (Temple Mount), built by the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn Al-Khattab.
, -
, Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque
,
, Aleppo
, {{flagcountry, Syria
, {{sort, 0637, 637
,
,
, -
, Ibrahimi Mosque
,
, Hebron
, {{flagcountry, State of Palestine
, {{sort, 0637, 637{{cite book, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ws4uAQAAIAAJ, title=This is Israel: pictorial guide & souvenir, first=Sylvia, last=Mann, date=January 1, 1983, publisher=Palphot Ltd., isbn=9789652800008, via=Google Books
,
,
, -
, Great Mosque of Aleppo
,
, Aleppo
, {{flagcountry, Syria
, {{sort, 0715, 715
,
,
, -
, Umayyad Mosque
,
, Damascus
, {{flagcountry, Syria
, {{sort, 0715, 715
, Sunni
, Fourth holiest site and the national mosque of Syria. It was originally built after the Muslim conquest of the city in 634. The current structure dates to 715.
, -
, White Mosque
,
, Ramla
, {{flagcountry, Israel
, 720
,
,
,
, -
, Al-Omari Mosque
,
, Bosra
, {{flagcountry, Syria
, {{sort, 0721, 721
,
,
, -
, Great Mosque of Raqqa
,
, Raqqa
, {{flagcountry, Syria
, {{sort, 0772, 772
,
,
, -
, Arab Ahmet Mosque
,
, Arab Ahmet quarter of Nicosia
, {{flagcountry, Cyprus
, Late 16th century
,
, The mosque is named after a commander of the 1571 Ottoman army who made an expedition in 1571.The Arabahmet Mosque, Nicosia, North Cyprus
/ref>Arabahmet (Arap Ahmet) Mosque in North Nicosia – Cyprus44, the north cyprus guide
/ref>

{{see also, List of mosques in Iran, List of mosques in Turkey
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Southwest Asia (excluding the Arabian peninsula, Caucasus, and Syrian region)
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Ayasofya Mosque (Hagia Sophia)
,
, Istanbul
, {{flagcountry, Turkey
, 1453 (537)
,
, Built in 537 as a Greek Orthodox cathedral, converted to a mosque in 1453, and then a museum in 1931. In 2020, it was again converted into a mosque by order of a Turkish court.
, -
, Great Mosque of Kufa
,
, Kufa
, {{flagcountry, Iraq
, {{sort, 0639, 639
, Shia
, The 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 Mosque
,
, Karbala
, {{flagcountry, Iraq
, {{sort, 0680, 680
, Shia
, Reconstructed several times, including in 1016.
, -
, Jameh Mosque of Ferdows
,
, Ferdows
, {{flagcountry, Iran
, 7th century (possibly)
,
,
, -
, Al-Hisn Mosque
,
, Mopsuestia, Adana Province
, {{flagcountry, Turkey
, {{sort, 0717, 717-720
,
, Built 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 Isfahan
,
, Isfahan
, {{flagcountry, Iran
, {{sort, 0771, 771
,
,
, -
, Jameh Mosque of Fahraj
,
, Fahraj
, {{flagcountry, Iran
, {{sort, 0700, 700sFriday Mosque
Archnet. 8-1-2017.
,
,
, -
, Tarikhaneh Mosque
,
, Damghan
, {{flagcountry, Iran
, 8th century
,
,
, -
, Great Mosque of Samarra
,
, Samarra
, {{flagcountry, Iraq
, {{sort, 0848, 848
,
,
, -
, Al-Askari Mosque
,
, Samarra
, {{flagcountry, Iraq
, {{sort, 0944, 944
, Shia (Twelver)
, Shrine of the 10th and 11th Twelver Shi'ite Imams: Ali al-Hadi and Hasan al-Askari.
, -
, Imam Ali Mosque
,
, Najaf
, {{flagcountry, Iraq
, {{sort, 0977, 977
, Shia, Sunni
, Houses the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad's cousin and fourth Caliph, and the first person of the Shia Imamate.
, -
, Great Mosque of Diyarbakır
,
, Diyarbakır
, {{flagcountry, Turkey
, 1092
, Sunni
, One of the oldest known mosques in modern Turkey.
, -
, Yivliminare Mosque (Alaeddin Mosque)
,
, Antalya
, {{flagcountry, Turkey
, 1230
,
,
, -
, Aslanhane Mosque
,
, Ankara
, {{flagcountry, Turkey
, 1290
,
,

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Central Asia
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Po-i-Kalyan
,
, Bukhara
, {{flagcountry, Uzbekistan
, {{sort, 0713, 713
,
, Since 713 here, several edifices of main cathedral mosque were built then razed, restored after fires and wars, and moved from place to place.

{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Transcaucasia
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Juma Mosque
,
, Shamakhi
, {{flagcountry, Azerbaijan
, {{sort, 0734, 743-744
,
, Built in 743–744, set on fire by Armenian units of "Dashnaktsutiun" in 1918, reconstructed in 2009.
, -
, Blue Mosque
,
, Yerevan
, {{flagcountry, Armenia
, Mid-18th century
,
,

Europe

{{see also, List of mosques in Europe
{, class="wikitable sortable"
, + Iberian Peninsula
! Building
! class="unsortable", Image
! Location
! Country
! First built
! Denomination
! class="unsortable", Notes
, -
, Great Mosque of Cordoba (Mezquita)
,
, Córdoba, Andalusia
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Emirate of Córdoba)
, {{sort, 0784, 785{{cite book, author1=Kathryn Petras, author2=Ross Petras, title=World Access: The Handbook for Citizens of the Earth, url=https://archive.org/details/worldaccesshandb00petr, url-access=registration, access-date=5 July 2012, date=11 June 1996, publisher=Simon and Schuster, isbn=978-0-684-81016-4, page
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, It was built on the main (Visigothic) church of the city after the site was being divided and shared between Muslims and Christians for around seven decades. The great mosque was built by Abd al-Rahman I, the first Muslim ruler of Spain in 785,{{citation , author=L. M. , title=La basílica de San Vicente Mártir, la primacía de lo cristiano , work=ABC , url=http://sevilla.abc.es/cordoba/20140227/sevi-basilica-vicente-martir-primacia-201402262131.html , date=February 27, 2014 it underwent successive extensions in the 9th and 10th centuries and was concluded in the 10th century under the command of Almanzor. After the Christian reconquest of Cordoba in 1236, Ferdinand III of Castile converted the mosque into a cathedral, the current Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. With {{convert, 23,400, m2, ha, lk=in, it was the second largest mosque in the world on the surface, after Al-Haram Mosque in Mecca, only later replaced in this respect by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul in 1588.
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, Small Royal Mosque inside Aljafería Palace
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, Zaragoza, Aragon
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Caliphate of Córdoba)
, {{sort, 0784, 1046
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, Small mosque for the monarch and his courtiers inside the Aljafería. It is accessed through a portal that ends in a horseshoe arch inspired by the Mosque of Córdoba but with S-shaped springers, a novelty that will imitate the Almoravid art and Nasrid art. The front of the mihrab is conformed by a very traditional horseshoe arch. The arch of the portal, an alfiz framed its back, in whose curved triangles two mirrored rosettes are recessed, as is the dome of the interior of the mihrab. In 2001, the original restored structures of the Aljafería were included in the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon, a World Heritage Site.
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, Mosque of Medina Azahara
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, Córdoba, Andalusia
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Caliphate of Córdoba)
, {{sort, 0784, 940
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, Aljama Mosque in Madinat al-Zahara, a vast, fortified Moorish palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III (912–961). The marbled, jeweled complex was plundered & destroyed first by Muslims, then by Christians when civil war ended Caliphate of Córdoba. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018.
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, Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
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, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Caliphate of Córdoba)
, {{sort, 0784, 999 (completed)
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, Built in 999 in Toledo, this building is a rarity in that it is in much the same state as it was when it was originally built.Pareja, Antonio. ''Mezquita de Bab al Mardum, Cristo de la Luz, Toledo 999-1999''. painFundacíon Cultura y Deporte Castilla-La Mancha, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, 1999. The building is a small square structure. It measures roughly 8 m × 8 m. Four columns capped with Visigothic capitals divide the interior into nine compartments. Covering each of these bays is a vault that has a distinctive design that is unique unto itself. Some of the designs are more rectilinear while others embrace the curved forms of the vault more prominently. Within each one is a piece of their culture and tradition of building in the Islamic art manner. The influence of the caliphate of Córdoba can be seen in the brickwork on the facade of the building which resembles those seen at the Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba. Both Mosque of Cristo de la Luz with Cathedral–Mosque of Córdoba are the oldest examples of the Islamic culture at Spain.
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, Mosque of las Tornerías
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, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Taifa of Toledo)
, {{sort, 0784, mid-11th-century (completed)
,
, ar, الـمـسـتـمـيـم, al-Mustimim was built in the middle of the 11th century on the foundations of Roman architecture, located in the old Muslim neighborhood Arrabal de Francos. The building continued maintaining the Islamic faith in Spain well beyond the reconquista of the city by the Christian troops of Alfonso VI of León and Castile in 1085, until the period of 1498–1505, when it was desacralizated by the Catholic Monarchs.
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, Ribat of Arrifana Archaeological site
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, Aljezur, Algarve
, {{flagcountry, Portugal (then the Almoravid dynasty)
, {{sort, 0784, 1130
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, Probably constructed by Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi, governor of Silves and a rebel leader against the Almoravid dynasty. These are the only ruins of such Muslim fortress to have been identified in Portugal, excavated by Portuguese archaeologists since 2001.
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, Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciação
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, Mértola, Alentejo
, {{flagcountry, Portugal (then the Almohad Caliphate)
, {{sort, 0784, Second-half of the 12th century{{citation , url=http://www.monumentos.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=741 , title=Igreja Paroquial de Mértola/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção/Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Anunciação (IPA.00000741/PT040209040002) , publisher=SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico , editor=SIPA , location=Lisbon, Portugal , language=pt , first1=Isabel , last1=Mendonça , first2=Rosário , last2=Gordalina , year=2007 , access-date=17 April 2017
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, Unique and most identifiable former mosque in Portugal, although a mixture of Almohad and Manueline post-Gothic architecture. Rebuilt in the second half of the 12th century with some elements from the 9th century.
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, Giralda
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, Seville, Andalusia
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Almohad Caliphate)
, 1248
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, Only the minaret remains. Mosque comparable in size to Great mosque of Cordoba, mostly destroyed by earthquake in 1365. Minaret used as a church bell tower was built higher in the 16th century.
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, Church of São Clemente
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, Tavira, Algarve
, {{flagcountry, Portugal (then the Kingdom of Portugal)
, {{sort, 0784, Second-half of the 13th century
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, Only parts of the original minaret remain, incorporated in the church bell tower. It's 22.7 metres tall and 4.2 metres across. Across it lies an old Muslim cemetery of Jardim dos Amuados.
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, Mosque of Tórtoles
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, Tarazona, Aragon
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Crown of Aragon)
, {{sort, 0784, 15th-century (completed)
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, Almost unaltered in the later centuries.
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, San Sebastian Minaret (Alminar De San Sebastian)
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, Ronda, Andalusia
, {{flagcountry, Spain (then the Almohad Caliphate)
,
Only minaret of the medium-size mosque in Plaza Abul Beka neighborhood remains. Minaret was expanded and used as a bell tower. The mosque was converted to a church but destroyed in the 1600s during Morisco Revolts. Ronda was a Muslim city for 700 years. The city had 7 or 8 mosques, none survive today.{{Cite web, url=http://www.rondatoday.com/san-sebastian-minaret-alminar-de-san-sebastian/, title=San Sebastian Minaret, website=rondatoday.com, access-date=28 September 2018
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, Alminar de San Juan (Minaret of San Juan)
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, Derbent, Dagestan (then part of the Abbasid Caliphate)
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, Al-Agha Mosque
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, Dragaš
, {{flagcountry, Kosovo
, 1268
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, Built by Muslims who migrated from Aleppo, in Syria, to Kosovo. However, the mosque is today a ruin.{{cite journal , last=Sharr , first=KBI , title=Këshilli me xhaminë më të vjetër në rajon , journal=DITURIA ISLAME, Revistë Mujore, Fetare, Kulturore e Shkencore , date=March 2007 , volume=Nr. 200 , issue=xhamitë nëpër këshillat e Kosovës , page=50
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, Dzhumaya Mosque
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, Plovdiv
, {{flagcountry, Bulgaria
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, Built during the reign of Sultan Murad II the old building was demolished and replaced by the modern-day mosque.
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, Sailors' Mosque

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