List of mosques in Asia

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Name Images Country City Year G Remarks
Friday Mosque of Herat Friday Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.jpg Afghanistan Herat 12th century U One of the oldest mosques in Afghanistan
Shrine of the Cloak Mosque in Kandahar.jpg Afghanistan Kandahar 18th century U Houses the cloak of Prophet Muhammad
Shrine of Hazrat Ali Mazar-e sharif - Steve Evans.jpg Afghanistan Mazari Sharif  ? U also known as Blue Mosque or Rawze-e-Sharif, it is believed by many to be the location where Ali was buried
Abdul Rahman Mosque Abdul Rahman Mosque in March 2010.jpg Afghanistan Kabul 2009 U The largest mosque in Afghanistan
Cheraman Juma Masjid
Cheraman Juma Masjid.jpg
India Kodungallur 629 A.D U First Mosque in India.
Old Jumma Masjid Of Kilakarai or Baadhan Masjid of qum or Pattanam
JamiahMasjid2
India Kilakarai 628-629 AD U Constructed by the Yemeni Merchants and trade settlers of pre Islamic period in pandiya kingdom ordered by Baadhan Governor of Yemen at the time of Muhammad, after they accepted Islam in (628–630 AD). Rebuilt in the 11th century.
Bibi-Heybat Mosque Bibi Heybat Mosque Baku 1.jpg Azerbaijan Baku 1281 U also known as Fatima Mosque
Al Fateh Mosque Bahrain Juffair 1990s U
Khamis Mosque Bahrain Khamis  ? U Believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain.
Baitul Mukarram Bayt al Mukarram.jpg Bangladesh Dhaka 1960s U National mosque
Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque Khan Mohammad Mirdhas Mosque by Ragib Hasan.jpg Bangladesh Dhaka 1704-05 U
Star Mosque Bangladesh Dhaka first half of the 19th century U locally known as Tara Masjid
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Mosque bsb brunei.jpg Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 1959 U
Niujie Mosque Niujie Mosques02.jpg China Beijing 996 U [1]
Id Kah Mosque Kashgar-mezquita-id-kah-d01.jpg China Kashgar, Xinjiang 1442 U [2]
Great Mosque of Xi'an WAH Xian.gif China Xi'an, Shaanxi ~700 U [3]
Babri Mosque India Ayodhya 1528 destroyed on December, 6th 1992
Jama Masjid Jama Masjid, Delhi.jpg India Delhi 1656 U
Charminar India Hyderabad 1591 U "Mosque of the four minarets"
Mecca Masjid Meccamasjid hyderabad.jpg India Hyderabad 1617-94 U One of the oldest mosques and the biggest mosque located in Hyderabad, India.
Hazratbal Shrine Hazratbal.jpg India Srinagar  ? U
Jamiah Masjid JamiahMasjid2.jpg India Tamil Nadu  ? U
Cut Mutiah Mosque Cut-Mutiah1.jpg Indonesia Jakarta, DKI Jaya U
Kauman Great Mosque 160px Indonesia Yogyakarta 1773 U The royal mosque of Yogyakarta Sultanate
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Banda Aceh's Grand Mosque, Indonesia.jpg Indonesia Banda Aceh 1881 U
Great Mosque of Medan Great mosque in Medan.JPG Indonesia Medan 1906 U
An-Nur Great Mosque Pekanbaru An-Nur panorama.jpg Indonesia Pekanbaru 1968 U
Ganting Grand Mosque Masjid Raya Gantiang.JPG Indonesia Padang 1805 U
Demak Great Mosque Masjid demak.jpg Indonesia Demak 15th century U The Largest mosque in Southeast Asia
Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta Istiqlal Mosque.jpg Indonesia Jakarta 1975 U National mosque of Indonesia. The Largest mosque in Southeast Asia
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah Samping Masjid Suriansyah.jpg Indonesia South Kalimantan  ?? U
Jamé Mosque of Isfahan Jamé Mosque Esfahan courtyard.jpg Iran Isfahan  ? U
Shah Mosque Naghshe Jahan Square Isfahan modified.jpg Iran Isfahan  ? U
Jameh Mosque of Amol Iran Amol  ? U
Jamkaran Mosque Jamkaran Mosque.jpg Iran Jamkaran (Qum) 984 U A mosque built in the name of the 12th Twelver Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi
Imam Ridha Mosque RezaShrine.jpg Iran Mashhad  ? U Shrine of Twelver Shi'a 8th Imam
Ma'soomah Qom Shrine Sortie haram edit.jpg Iran Qom  ? U Shrine of Fatimah al-Ma'soomah, sister of Twelver Shi'a 8th Imam
Imam Husayn Mosque Kerbela Hussein Moschee.jpg Iraq Karbala 680 U National mosque
Al Abbas Mosque AlAbbasMosque01.jpg Iraq Karbala 680 U National mosque
Imam Ali Mosque Meshed ali usnavy (PD).jpg Iraq Najaf  ? U Shrine of Ali
Al Kadhimiya Mosque Al-Khadhumain shrine in baghdad.jpg Iraq Kadhimayn  ? U Shrine of Twelver Shi'ah 7th and 9th Imam.
Al-Askari Mosque Al-Askari Mosque 2006.jpg Iraq Samarra  ? U Mosque with golden dome and shrine of Twelver Shi'ah 10th and 11th Imam.
Great Mosque of Samarra Samara spiralovity minaret rijen1973.jpg Iraq Samarra 852 U
Jezzar Pasha Mosque Knisajazar.jpg Palestine Acre 1782 U
Hassan Bek Mosque Tel Aviv Mosque.jpg Occupied Palestine Jaffa (Tel Aviv) 1916 U
Mahmood Mosque Haifamosque.jpg Occupied Palestine Kababir (Haifa) 1931 AMJ
White Mosque Occupied Palestine Nazareth  ? U
Al-Aqsa Mosque Al-Aqsa05.JPG Jerusalem 705 U National mosque
Dome of the Rock Domeoftherock 07172008.jpg Jerusalem 691 U
Mosque of Omar Umar Mosque,Jerusalem123.jpg Jerusalem 1193 U
Kobe Mosque Kobe mosque01 2816.jpg Japan Kobe 1935 U
Annur Mosque Annur msq3.jpg Japan Niigata 1992 Muslim students (all nationalities)
Tokyo Jamee Mosque Japan Tokyo 1938, 2000 T Turkish; First structure on May 12, 1938; Second structure opened on June 30, 2000
Abu Darweesh Mosque Abu Darweesh Mosque.jpg Jordan Amman 1961 U Circassian community
King Abdullah I Mosque Amman BW 29.JPG Jordan Amman 1989 U [1]
King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque Jordan Amman 2006 U Praying hall 5,500 worshipers, outdoor praying area 2,500 worshippers, inaugurated on April 11, 2006, Islamic architectural style prevalent in Bilad Sham, Umayyad-style ornamentation carved in Jordanian stone.[2]
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasavi Turk22.jpg Kazakhstan Hazrat-e Turkestan 1389–1405 U
Grand Mosque Kuwait Kuwait City 1979–1986 U
Sayyida Khawla Mosque Lebanon Baalbek  ? U
Khatem Al-Anbiyaa Mosque Khatem Al Anbiyaa Mosque Detail.jpg Lebanon Beirut  ? U
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque Khatem Al Anbiyaa Mosque.jpg Lebanon Beirut 2005 U
Fakhredine Mosque Fakhredine mosque - Deir al-Qamar - Lebanon.jpg Lebanon Deir el Qamar 1493 U
Zahir Mosque MasjidZahir001.jpg Malaysia Alor Star 1912 U
Masjid Jamek Mosque Jamek.jpg Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1909 U
Masjid Negara National Mosque KL 2007 pano.jpg Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1965 U National mosque
Crystal Mosque Cristal Mosque in Kuala Terengganu.jpg Malaysia Kuala Terengganu 2008 U
Putra Mosque Masjid Putra.jpg Malaysia Putrajaya 1999 U
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Oman Muscat 2001 A
Faisal Mosque Faisal mosque2.jpg Pakistan Islamabad 1986 U National mosque
Badshahi Mosque Badshahi Mosque July 1 2005 pic32 by Ali Imran (1).jpg Pakistan Lahore 1673 U
Mohabbat Khan Mosque Mohabbat Khan Mosque, Peshawar.jpg Pakistan Peshawar 1670s U
Masjid-e-Aqsa Masjid Aqsa.jpg Pakistan Rabwah 1972 AMJ
Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque Palestine Beit Hanina  ? U
Mosque of Omar Bethlehem-Manger-Square.jpg Palestine Bethlehem 1860 U The mosque was built on the spot where the Rashidun Caliph Umar prayed when he entered Bethlehem and is the oldest mosque in that city.
Sayed al-Hashim Mosque Gaza Strip Gaza 1850 U The grandfather of Muhammad is said to be buried under the dome. Originally mosque built in the 12th century. Present day mosque built in 1850.
Great Mosque of Gaza Gaza Strip Gaza 1344 U The Great Mosque is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the Gaza Strip and throughout its history it was Philistine temple, a Byzantine church, an Arab mosque, a Crusader cathedral and was finally transformed back to a mosque by the Mamluks.
Ibrahimi Mosque Palestine Hebron  ? U
Al-Khadra Mosque Khadra Mosque Minaret.jpg Palestine Nablus 1288-90 U
Masjid Al-Dahab Golden Mosque 10.JPG Philippines Manila 1976 U The largest mosque in Metro Manila and one of the largest mosques in Philippines.
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Philippines Cotabato City 2011 U National Mosque. The largest mosque in the Philippines and one of the largest mosque in the entire Southeast Asia. Its capacity to accommodate worshipers is approximately 60,000.
Green Mosque Green Mosque Manila Philippines.jpg Philippines Manila 1964 U
Sheik Karimal Makdum Mosque Philippines Tawi-Tawi 1380 U oldest mosque from Philippines [3]
Taluksangay Mosque Philippines Zamboanga City 1885 U oldest mosque in Western Mindanao, second oldest from Philippines [4]
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque Qatar Doha 2011 U National mosque of Qatar[5]
Nurd Kamal Mosque Russia Norilsk 1998 U World's Northernmost Mosque [4]
King Saud Mosque Saudi Arabia Jeddah 1987 SA
Masjid al-Haram Saudi Arabia Mecca 638, 1571 U National mosque, the holiest place for Muslims, they gather here every Hajj season.
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi
The Enlightened City.jpg
Saudi Arabia Medina 1817 SA
Masjid al-Quba Quba.jpg Saudi Arabia Medina 1986 (rebuilt) SA The first mosque in Islam history.
Masjid Abdul Gaffoor Masjid Abdul Gaffoor 6, Sep 06.JPG Singapore Singapore 1907 U
Masjid Sultan Sultan Mosque 2, Dec 05.JPG Singapore Singapore 1826 U
Seoul Central Mosque Seoul central mosque 01.jpg South Korea Seoul 1976 U
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque Jami-Ul-Alfar.jpg Sri Lanka Colombo  ? U
Great Mosque of Aleppo AleppoGreatMosque.jpg Syria Aleppo 715 U Shrine of Zechariah, father of John the Baptist
Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque Sit Zaynab.JPG Syria Damascus 682 U Shrine of Zaynab bint Ali
Nabi Habeel Mosque NabiHabeel01.jpg Syria Damascus  ? U Tomb of Abel, son of Prophet Adam
Umayyad Mosque Umayyad Mosque.jpg Syria Damascus 715 U National mosque
Nur al-Din Mosque Nur al-Din Mosque, Hama 01.jpg Syria Hama 1172 U
Khalid Ibn Al-Walid Mosque Khaled Ibn Al-Waleed Mosque.jpg Syria Homs 1908 U
Taipei Grand Mosque
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Taiwan Taipei 1947 S Largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Mosque
Kaohsiung Mosque.JPG
Taiwan Kaohsiung 1949 S
Taipei Cultural Mosque
Taipei Cultural Mosque.JPG
Taiwan Taipei 1950 S
Taichung Mosque
Taichung Mosque.JPG
Taiwan Taichung 1951 S
Longgang Mosque
LonggangMosque.jpg
Taiwan Taoyuan City 1967 S
Tainan Mosque
Tainan Mosque.JPG
Taiwan Tainan 1996 S
At-Taqwa Mosque
At-Taqwa Mosque.JPG
Taiwan Dayuan 2013 S
300 Years Mosque Thailand Ban Talo Mano, Tambon Subo Sawo, Narathiwat 1624 U
Baan Haw Mosque Baan Haw Mosque 4-6-09.jpg Thailand Chiang Mai  ? U
Sabancı Mosque Sabancimosque19082006.jpg Turkey Adana  ? U
Kocatepe Mosque Kocatepe Mosque Ankara.jpg Turkey Ankara 1987 U
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque
Ertugrul Gazi Mosque in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.jpg
Turkmenistan Ashgabat 1998 C Named after Ertuğrul.
Mary Mosque
TurkmenistanMaryMosque.jpg
Turkmenistan Mary 2009 C
Saparmurat Hajji Mosque
Saparmurat Hajji Mosque Turkmenistan.jpg
Turkmenistan Gokdepe 1998 C Named after Saparmurat Niyazov trip to Mecca during the Hajj. Also known as Gökdepe Mosque.
Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque
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Turkmenistan Gypjak 2004 C Named after Saparmurat Niyazov's surname, Turkmenbashi. The largest mosque in Turkmenistan. Also known as Gypjak Mosque.
Sheikh Zayed Mosque United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi City 2000 A National mosque
Grand Mosque of Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai City 1998 A
Po-i-Kalyan Mosque Bukhara03.jpg Uzbekistan Bukhara  ? U Kalyan minaret
Bibi-Khanym Mosque SamarkandBibiKhanym.jpg Uzbekistan Samarkand 1399–1404 U
Ulugh Beg Madrasa Storks samarkand.jpg Uzbekistan Samarkand  ? U
Jamiul Muslimin Mosque
Jamiul Muslimin Mosque, HCMC.jpg
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City  ? Indian Mosque
Jamia Al Muslimin Mosque
Dong Du Mosque 1.JPG
Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 1935 Mosque for the people of Pakistan and Indonesia
Masjid Al Rahim Mosque Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh City 1885 Mosque of the people of Malaysia and Indonesia
Masjid Al Ehsan Mosque
Mosque near Chau Doc, Vietnam.jpg
Vietnam Châu Đốc, An Giang Province 1937 Mosque of Cham people
Group
AMJ Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat
SA Saudi Arabia (Wahhabism)
A Arab group
T Turkish group
U Unknown group (or undetermineted)
historical (destroyed or not in use)

References

  1. King Abdullah I Mosque
  2. King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque, The King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque
  3. MINDANAW: Oldest mosque needs repair
  4. Heritage Conservation Society: Taluksangay Mosque
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