List of mosques in the United Arab Emirates explained

This is a list of mosques in the United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Nameclass=unsortable ImagesLocationYearclass=unsortable Remarks
Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueAbu Dhabi City2008National mosque, the largest mosque in the UAE.[1]
Imam Al-Tayeb MosqueAbu Dhabi2023Part of the Abrahamic Family House
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan MosqueAl Ain, Abu Dhabi2021[2] [3] The largest mosque in the city and one of the largest in the UAE.[4] [5] It is near an ancient mosque dated to the Islamic Golden Age, possibly the oldest mosque in the country.[6] [7]
Sheikha Salama MosqueAl Ain2011 (current structure)Formerly the largest mosque in Al Ain.[8]
Grand Mosque of DubaiDubai1998
Jumeirah MosqueDubai1979
Iranian Mosque, Bur DubaiDubai1979
Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab MosqueDubai2011
Al Bidya MosqueAl Badiyah, Al-Fujairah1446Oldest functional mosque in the UAE.[9] [10] [11]
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, FujairahFujairah City2015The second largest mosque in the UAE.[12]
King Faisal MosqueSharjah1987Formerly the largest in Sharjah and the country.[13] [14]
Al Noor MosqueSharjah2005
Sharjah MosqueSharjah2019The largest mosque in Sharjah.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . A look at the magnificent mosques of the UAE . 2015-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825214056/http://www.khaleejtimes.com:80/nation/general/a-look-at-the-magnificent-mosques-of-the-uae . 2017-08-25 . 2019-08-15.
  2. News: . Eid Al Fitr prayer times and venues announced by Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre . . 2021-05-12 . 2021-05-13.
  3. News: Al-Faham . Tariq . Tahnoun bin Mohammed performs Eid al-Fitr prayers . . Al Ain, U.A.E. . 2021-05-13 . 2021-05-13.
  4. Book: Rough Guides UK . The Rough Guide to Dubai . 978-0-2412-9864-0 . 2016-11-01.
  5. News: Abdul Kader, B. . Al Ain to have one of the largest mosques in UAE . . 2014-10-31 . 2018-04-02.
  6. News: . Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past . . 2018-09-10 . 2018-10-10.
  7. News: Power . Timothy . How a 1,000-year-old mosque in Al Ain anchors the UAE in human history . . 2018-09-13 . 2018-10-10.
  8. Book: Rough Guides UK . The Rough Guide to Dubai . . 266 . 978-0-2412-9865-7 . 2016-11-15.
  9. News: Designs on the past . . December 10, 2001 . August 1, 2011.
  10. Web site: Al-Bidyah Mosque . 12 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Fujairah . Jess . Lee . Planetware . 7 August 2018.
  11. News: The oldest mosque in the country . . UAE . December 4, 2010 . April 18, 2011.
  12. Web site: UAE's second-largest place of worship opens for Eid prayers . . UAE . Ruba . Haza . 24 September 2015 . 31 July 2018.
  13. News: Kakande . Yasin . Sharjah's mosque where the faithful can listen and learn . . . 2011-08-11 . 2019-08-15.
  14. News: Al Qassemi . Sultan Sooud . Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi . Demystifying Sharjah's iconic King Faisal Mosque . . 2017-11-16 . 2019-08-15.
  15. News: . New Sharjah mosque can accommodate 25,000 worshippers . 2019-05-11 . 2019-05-12.

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