List of largest mosques explained

This article lists mosques from around the world by available capacity, that belong to any Islamic school or branch, that can accommodate at least 15,000 worshippers in all available places of prayer such as prayer halls (musala), courtyards (ṣaḥn) and porticoes (riwāq). All the mosques in this list are congregational mosques – a type of mosque that hosts the Friday prayer (ṣalāt al-jumuʿa) in congregation (jamāʿa).

List of mosques

NameImageCapacityArea (m2)CityCountryYear of first buildingDenomination
Masjid al-Haram[1] [2] Mecca–
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi[3] [4] Medina Saudi Arabia–
Imam Reza shrine[5] Mashhad
Grand Jamia Mosque[6] 200,000[7] [8] Karachi Pakistan2023
Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound[9] 150,000JerusalemDisputedPre-622
Faisal Mosque[10] [11] Islamabad Pakistan
Astana Grand Mosque268,062[12] Astana Kazakhstan2022
Istiqlal Mosque98,247[13] Jakarta Indonesia1978
Taj-ul-Masajid23,000[14] Bhopal India1901
Jamkaran Mosque370,000Qom
Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Misr Al Kabeer)130,000250,000New Administrative Capital Egypt2023Sunni
Djamaa el Djazaïr[15] Algiers Algeria2019
Hassan II Mosque[16] Casablanca Morocco1993
Umayyad MosqueDamascus
Badshahi Mosque[17] Lahore Pakistan
Bahria Grand Mosque[18] Lahore Pakistan
Çamlıca Mosque[19] Istanbul Turkey2019
Jameh Mosque of Makki[20] [21] Zahedan1971
Al-Akbar Mosque[22] Surabaya Indonesia2000
Al Saleh Mosque[23] Sana'a Yemen2008
Baitul Mukarram Mosque[24] Dhaka Bangladesh1959
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque[25] Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates2007
Jamia Masjid[26] [27] Jammu and Kashmir India1400
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque[28] Bandung Indonesia2022
Pride of Muslims Mosque[29] Shali2019
1st November of 1954 Great Mosque[30] Batna Algeria2003
Massalikoul Djinane Mosque[31] Dakar Senegal2019
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque[32] Doha Qatar2010
Sabancı Central Mosque[33] Adana Turkey1998
At-Tin Mosque[34] Jakarta Indonesia1997
Jama Masjid[35] Central Delhi India1656
CMH Masjid Jhelum[36] Jhelum Cantt Pakistan1950
Abuja National Mosque[37] Abuja Nigeria1984
Selahaddin Eyyubi Mosque[38] Diyarbakır Turkey2023
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque[39] Shah Alam Malaysia1988
Jakarta Islamic Center[40] Jakarta Indonesia1972
Al-Azhar MosqueCairo Egypt
Aqsa Mosque20,000[41] 6,500Rabwah1972Ahmadi
Dian Al-Mahri Mosque[42] Depok Indonesia2006
Grand Mosque of Conakry[43] Conakry Guinea1982
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra[44] Padang Indonesia2014
Id Kah Mosque[45] Kashgar China1442
Shah Jahan Mosque[46] Thatta Pakistan1659
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque[47] [48] Muscat Oman2001
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque[49] Putrajaya Malaysia2009
Great Mosque of Batam[50] Batam Indonesia1999
Hagia Sophia[51] Istanbul Turkey537
Al-Kauthar Mosque17,000[52] Tawau Malaysia1997
Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque[53] New Administrative Capital2019
Federal Territory Mosque[54] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia2000
Grand Mosque of Makhachkala[55] Makhachkala1998
Aqsa Mosque15,000[56] Qadian1876Ahmadi
Al-Azhom Grand Mosque[57] Tangerang Indonesia1997
Emir Abdelkader MosqueConstantine Algeria1994
Kocatepe Mosque[58] Ankara Turkey1987
Great Mosque of Central Java[59] Semarang Indonesia2006
Grand Mosque of Sabilal Muhtadin[60] Banjarmasin Indonesia1979
National Mosque of Malaysia[61] Kuala Lumpur Malaysia1965
Putra Mosque[62] Putrajaya Malaysia1999
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque15,000[63] Cotabato City Philippines2011

See also

Notes and References

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