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
- Al Jabbar Grand Mosque, Bandung, West Java
- Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, Depok, West Java
- Grand Mosque of Bandung, West Java
- Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, West Java
- Al-Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, East Java
- Great Mosque of Sumenep, East Java
- Great Mosque of Malang, East Java
- Great Mosque of Surabaya, Al-Akbar Mosque, East Java
- Al-Azhar Great Mosque, Jakarta
- Al-Azhom Grand Mosque, Tangerang, Banten
- Ats-Tsauroh Great Mosque of Serang, Banten
- Great Mosque of Banten
- Great Mosque of Cirebon
- Demak Great Mosque, Central Java
- Great Mosque of Central Java
- Great Mosque of Surakarta, Central Java
- Kauman Great Mosque Java
Lesser Sunda Islands
Sulawesi
Sumatra
- An-Nur Great Mosque Pekanbaru in Riau
- Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh
- Ganting Grand Mosque, Padang, West Sumatra
- Jami Mosque of Taluak, West Sumatra
- Nurul Islam Great Mosque, West Sumatra
- Grand Mosque of the Sultan of Riau, in Tanjung Pinang, Bintan island
- Grand Mosque of West Sumatra, in Ganting, Padang
- Great Mosque of Medan
- Great Mosque of Palembang, South 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
- Book: Petersen, Andrew. Dictionary of Islamic architecture. Routledge. 1996. 9781134613663. 131.
- Book: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. 2009. 9780195309911. M. Bloom. Jonathan. Mosque. S. Blair. Sheila.