List of mosques in Asia
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Name | Images | Country | City | Year | G | Remarks |
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Friday Mosque of Herat | ![]() |
Afghanistan | Herat | 12th century | U | One of the oldest mosques in Afghanistan |
Shrine of the Cloak | ![]() |
Afghanistan | Kandahar | 18th century | U | Houses the cloak of Prophet Muhammad |
Shrine of Hazrat Ali | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Afghanistan | Kabul | 2009 | U | The largest mosque in Afghanistan |
Cheraman Juma Masjid | India | Kodungallur | 629 A.D | U | First Mosque in India. | |
Old Jumma Masjid Of Kilakarai or Baadhan Masjid of qum or Pattanam | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Bangladesh | Dhaka | 1960s | U | National mosque |
Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 1959 | U | |
Niujie Mosque | ![]() |
China | Beijing | 996 | U | [1] |
Id Kah Mosque | ![]() |
China | Kashgar, Xinjiang | 1442 | U | [2] |
Great Mosque of Xi'an | ![]() |
China | Xi'an, Shaanxi | ~700 | U | [3] |
Babri Mosque | India | Ayodhya | 1528 | – | destroyed on December, 6th 1992 | |
Jama Masjid | ![]() |
India | Delhi | 1656 | U | |
Charminar | India | Hyderabad | 1591 | U | "Mosque of the four minarets" | |
Mecca Masjid | ![]() |
India | Hyderabad | 1617-94 | U | One of the oldest mosques and the biggest mosque located in Hyderabad, India. |
Hazratbal Shrine | ![]() |
India | Srinagar | ? | U | |
Jamiah Masjid | ![]() |
India | Tamil Nadu | ? | U | |
Cut Mutiah Mosque | ![]() |
Indonesia | Jakarta, DKI Jaya | U | ||
Kauman Great Mosque | 160px | Indonesia | Yogyakarta | 1773 | U | The royal mosque of Yogyakarta Sultanate |
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque | ![]() |
Indonesia | Banda Aceh | 1881 | U | |
Great Mosque of Medan | Indonesia | Medan | 1906 | U | ||
An-Nur Great Mosque Pekanbaru | ![]() |
Indonesia | Pekanbaru | 1968 | U | |
Ganting Grand Mosque | Indonesia | Padang | 1805 | U | ||
Demak Great Mosque | ![]() |
Indonesia | Demak | 15th century | U | The Largest mosque in Southeast Asia |
Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta | ![]() |
Indonesia | Jakarta | 1975 | U | National mosque of Indonesia. The Largest mosque in Southeast Asia |
Masjid Sultan Suriansyah | ![]() |
Indonesia | South Kalimantan | ?? | U | |
Jamé Mosque of Isfahan | ![]() |
Iran | Isfahan | ? | U | |
Shah Mosque | ![]() |
Iran | Isfahan | ? | U | |
Jameh Mosque of Amol | Iran | Amol | ? | U | ||
Jamkaran Mosque | ![]() |
Iran | Jamkaran (Qum) | 984 | U | A mosque built in the name of the 12th Twelver Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi |
Imam Ridha Mosque | ![]() |
Iran | Mashhad | ? | U | Shrine of Twelver Shi'a 8th Imam |
Ma'soomah Qom Shrine | ![]() |
Iran | Qom | ? | U | Shrine of Fatimah al-Ma'soomah, sister of Twelver Shi'a 8th Imam |
Imam Husayn Mosque | ![]() |
Iraq | Karbala | 680 | U | National mosque |
Al Abbas Mosque | ![]() |
Iraq | Karbala | 680 | U | National mosque |
Imam Ali Mosque | ![]() |
Iraq | Najaf | ? | U | Shrine of Ali |
Al Kadhimiya Mosque | ![]() |
Iraq | Kadhimayn | ? | U | Shrine of Twelver Shi'ah 7th and 9th Imam. |
Al-Askari Mosque | ![]() |
Iraq | Samarra | ? | U | Mosque with golden dome and shrine of Twelver Shi'ah 10th and 11th Imam. |
Great Mosque of Samarra | ![]() |
Iraq | Samarra | 852 | U | |
Jezzar Pasha Mosque | ![]() |
Palestine | Acre | 1782 | U | |
Hassan Bek Mosque | ![]() |
Occupied Palestine | Jaffa (Tel Aviv) | 1916 | U | |
Mahmood Mosque | ![]() |
Occupied Palestine | Kababir (Haifa) | 1931 | AMJ | |
White Mosque | Occupied Palestine | Nazareth | ? | U | ||
Al-Aqsa Mosque | Jerusalem | 705 | U | National mosque | ||
Dome of the Rock | ![]() |
Jerusalem | 691 | U | ||
Mosque of Omar | ![]() |
Jerusalem | 1193 | U | ||
Kobe Mosque | ![]() |
Japan | Kobe | 1935 | U | |
Annur Mosque | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Jordan | Amman | 1961 | U | Circassian community |
King Abdullah I Mosque | 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Lebanon | Beirut | ? | U | |
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque | ![]() |
Lebanon | Beirut | 2005 | U | |
Fakhredine Mosque | ![]() |
Lebanon | Deir el Qamar | 1493 | U | |
Zahir Mosque | ![]() |
Malaysia | Alor Star | 1912 | U | |
Masjid Jamek | ![]() |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 1909 | U | |
Masjid Negara | ![]() |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 1965 | U | National mosque |
Crystal Mosque | ![]() |
Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu | 2008 | U | |
Putra Mosque | ![]() |
Malaysia | Putrajaya | 1999 | U | |
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | Oman | Muscat | 2001 | A | ||
Faisal Mosque | ![]() |
Pakistan | Islamabad | 1986 | U | National mosque |
Badshahi Mosque | ![]() |
Pakistan | Lahore | 1673 | U | |
Mohabbat Khan Mosque | ![]() |
Pakistan | Peshawar | 1670s | U | |
Masjid-e-Aqsa | ![]() |
Pakistan | Rabwah | 1972 | AMJ | |
Sultan Ibrahim Ibn Adham Mosque | Palestine | Beit Hanina | ? | U | ||
Mosque of Omar | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Palestine | Nablus | 1288-90 | U | |
Masjid Al-Dahab | 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 | ![]() |
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 | Saudi Arabia | Medina | 1817 | SA | ||
Masjid al-Quba | ![]() |
Saudi Arabia | Medina | 1986 (rebuilt) | SA | The first mosque in Islam history. |
Masjid Abdul Gaffoor | Singapore | Singapore | 1907 | U | ||
Masjid Sultan | Singapore | Singapore | 1826 | U | ||
Seoul Central Mosque | ![]() |
South Korea | Seoul | 1976 | U | |
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque | ![]() |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | ? | U | |
Great Mosque of Aleppo | ![]() |
Syria | Aleppo | 715 | U | Shrine of Zechariah, father of John the Baptist |
Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque | Syria | Damascus | 682 | U | Shrine of Zaynab bint Ali | |
Nabi Habeel Mosque | ![]() |
Syria | Damascus | ? | U | Tomb of Abel, son of Prophet Adam |
Umayyad Mosque | ![]() |
Syria | Damascus | 715 | U | National mosque |
Nur al-Din Mosque | ![]() |
Syria | Hama | 1172 | U | |
Khalid Ibn Al-Walid Mosque | ![]() |
Syria | Homs | 1908 | U | |
Taipei Grand Mosque | Taiwan | Taipei | 1947 | S | Largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan | |
Kaohsiung Mosque | Taiwan | Kaohsiung | 1949 | S | ||
Taipei Cultural Mosque | Taiwan | Taipei | 1950 | S | ||
Taichung Mosque | Taiwan | Taichung | 1951 | S | ||
Longgang Mosque | Taiwan | Taoyuan City | 1967 | S | ||
Tainan Mosque | Taiwan | Tainan | 1996 | S | ||
At-Taqwa Mosque | Taiwan | Dayuan | 2013 | S | ||
300 Years Mosque | Thailand | Ban Talo Mano, Tambon Subo Sawo, Narathiwat | 1624 | U | ||
Baan Haw Mosque | ![]() |
Thailand | Chiang Mai | ? | U | |
Sabancı Mosque | ![]() |
Turkey | Adana | ? | U | |
Kocatepe Mosque | ![]() |
Turkey | Ankara | 1987 | U | |
Ertuğrul Gazi Mosque | Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | 1998 | C | Named after Ertuğrul. | |
Mary Mosque | Turkmenistan | Mary | 2009 | C | ||
Saparmurat Hajji Mosque | Turkmenistan | Gokdepe | 1998 | C | Named after Saparmurat Niyazov trip to Mecca during the Hajj. Also known as Gökdepe Mosque. | |
Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque | 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 | ![]() |
Uzbekistan | Bukhara | ? | U | Kalyan minaret |
Bibi-Khanym Mosque | ![]() |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand | 1399–1404 | U | |
Ulugh Beg Madrasa | ![]() |
Uzbekistan | Samarkand | ? | U | |
Jamiul Muslimin Mosque | Vietnam | Hồ Chí Minh City | ? | Indian Mosque | ||
Jamia Al Muslimin Mosque | 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 | Vietnam | Châu Đốc, An Giang Province | 1937 | Mosque of Cham people |
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
- ↑ King Abdullah I Mosque
- ↑ King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque, The King Hussein Ben Talal Mosque
- ↑ MINDANAW: Oldest mosque needs repair
- ↑ Heritage Conservation Society: Taluksangay Mosque
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