List of mosques in Africa

This is a list of mosques in Africa.

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Name	Images	Country	City	Year	Remarks
Egypt Grand Mosque (Masjid Misr al- Kabeer)		Egypt	New Administrative Capital	2023	Masjid Misr Al Kabeer, also known as the Egypt Grand Mosque is part of the newly opened Egypt Islamic Cultural Centre, is the largest mosque in Africa and third-largest in the middle east and is considered as one of the largest in the world.[1]
Al Nejashi Mosque		Ethiopia	Negash	7th century	Founded in the 7th century in Negash, by tradition the burial site of several followers of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad who, during his lifetime, fled to the Aksumite Kingdom to escape persecution in Mecca.[2] It was recently renovated by TIKA, a Turkish cooperation organization.[3]
Djamaa el Djazaïr		Algeria	Algiers	2019	Djamaa el Djazaïr, also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers, is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest in the world, and houses the world's largest minaret.[4][5]
Hamoudi Mosque		Djibouti	City of Djibouti	1906
Korijib Masjid		Djibouti	Tadjoura	630–640	Possibly the oldest mosque in Djibouti.
Great Mosque of Asmara		Eritrea	Asmara	1938	The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column.
Masjid as-Sahabah		Eritrea	Massawa	613[6]	Believed by some to be the first mosque on the African continent and the first mosque in the world built by the companions of Muhammad in the 7th century.[6]
Sadat Quraish Mosque		Egypt	Bilbeis	640	Claimed by some to be the first mosque in Egypt and in Africa.[7]
Ghana National Mosque		Ghana	Accra	2021	The second largest mosque in West Africa
Medina Mosque		Ghana	Accra	1959
Larabanga Mosque		Ghana	Larabanga	1421
Great Mosque of Djenné		Mali	Djenné	1300	The first mosque on the site was built in the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907.
Djinguereber Mosque		Mali	Timbuktu	1327
Sidi Yahya Mosque		Mali	Timbuktu	1440
Chinguetti Mosque		Mauritania	Chinguetti	13th-14th century
Saudi Mosque		Mauritania	Nouakchott	?
Jummah Mosque		Mauritius	Port Louis
List of mosques in Morocco		Morocco
Agadez Mosque		Niger	Agadez	16th century
Grand Mosque of Niamey		Niger	Niamey
Yamma Mosque		Niger	Tahoua	1962
Abuja National Mosque		Nigeria	Abuja	1984	National mosque
Great Mosque of Kano		Nigeria	Kano	15th century
Shitta-Bey Mosque		Nigeria	Lagos	1892
Juma'a mosque of Zaria		Nigeria	Zaria	19th century
Dakar Grand Mosque		Senegal	Dakar
Mosque of Divinity		Senegal	Ouakam
Great Mosque of Saint-Louis [ar]		Senegal	Saint-Louis	1847 [8]
Great Mosque of Touba		Senegal	Touba		Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal
Arba'a Rukun Mosque		Somalia	Mogadishu	1268/9	Mihrab contains an inscription commemorating the masjid's founder, Khusrau ibn Muhammed.
Fakr ad-Din Mosque		Somalia	Mogadishu	1269	Oldest mosque in Mogadishu. Built by the Sultanate of Mogadishu's first Sultan, Fakr ad-Din.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity		Somalia	Mogadishu	1987	National mosque. Largest masjid in the Horn of Africa.
Masjid al-Qiblatayn		Somalia	Zeila		Local tradition attributes it to the 7th century,[9] but no reliable dating has yet been established.[10][11]
Jama Mosque		Somalia	Hargeisa
Juma Masjid Mosque		South Africa	Durban	1881	Largest mosque in South Africa
Nizamiye Mosque		South Africa	Midrand, Johannesburg	2012
Al-Nilin Mosque		Sudan	Khartoum	1970s
Gaddafi Mosque		Tanzania	Dodoma	2010
Great Mosque of Kilwa		Tanzania	Kilwa	11th century and after	Largest historical mosque in East Africa. Built and expanded in multiple phases over a long period. The earliest parts still standing are likely from the 11th century.[12]
Kizimkazi Mosque		Tanzania	Dimbani	1107
Mohammed VI Mosque		Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	2022
List of mosques in Tunisia		Tunisia
Uganda National Mosque		Uganda	Kampala	2006	Opened in June 2007[13]
The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso		Burkina Faso	Bobo-Dioulasso	1832

See also

• Islam in Africa
• Lists of mosques

References

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