List of grand mosques explained

A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah.[1] [2] The following is a list of congregational mosques by country or region.

Africa

Algeria

Cameroon

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Guinea

Kenya

Mali

Mauritania

Morocco

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Somalia

Somaliland

South Africa

Tanzania

Tunisia

Asia

Afghanistan

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bahrain

China

Kuwait

India

Andhra Pradesh

Delhi

Gujarat

Himachal Pradesh

Hyderabad

Jharkhand

Jammu and Kashmir

Karnataka

Kerala

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Indonesia

Borneo

Java

Lesser Sunda Islands

Sulawesi

Sumatra

Iran

Iraq

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Palestinian territories

Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taiwan

Turkey

See main article: List of Turkish Grand Mosques.

United Arab Emirates

Grand Mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Yemen

Europe

Albania

Belgium

Dagestan (Republic of Dagestan)

Denmark

France

Russia

Spain

Ukraine

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

Notes and References

  1. Book: Petersen, Andrew. Dictionary of Islamic architecture. Routledge. 1996. 9781134613663. 131.
  2. Book: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009. 9780195309911. M. Bloom. Jonathan. Mosque. S. Blair. Sheila.