Notable mosques

Connected Sites: 102

WHS that include notable mosques. Description should include name, year(s) of construction, denomination (if not stated, we assume it's Sunni) and remarkable facts that prove it's special / remarkable in any way.

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M'Zab Valley
Inscribed: 1982
3.46
38
5
Central Town Mosques In Each Of The 5 Ksours; 11th Century (Reconstructed); Ibadi
Damascus
Inscribed: 1979
3.87
104
5
Umayyad Mosque - 706/715 - Sunni; Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque - ?? - Shia
Divrigi
Divrigi
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
2.88
52
6
Great Mosque - 1228/29 - Sunni
Djenné
Inscribed: 1988
3.66
41
2
Great Mosque (Made Of Mud) - Originating From 1300, Rebuilt In 1907/9 - Sunni
Bagerhat
Bagerhat
Bangladesh
Inscribed: 1985
2.20
37
3
Mosque Of Shait Gumbad (Or Sixty Dome Mosque) And Several Others - 15th Century - Sunni
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
Suleymaniye Mosque (1557 - Sunni), Sultan Ahmet Mosque (1616 - Sunni, Also Known Als Blue Mosque) And Many More
Safranbolu
Safranbolu
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1994
3.07
99
3
Several Mosques, Dating From 1322 (Old Mosque, Sunni) Til The 19th Century Kacak And Hamadiye Mosques
Old City of Jerusalem
Inscribed: 1981
4.37
369
12
Al-Aqsa Mosque (Sunni), Originating From The 8th Century And Rebuilt In The 11th
Cordoba
Cordoba
Spain
Inscribed: 1984
4.18
483
9
Mezquita - 8th Century - Sunni (Former Mosque, Now A Cathedral)
Meidan Emam, Esfahan
Inscribed: 1979
3.80
130
2
Shah Mosque - 17th Century - Shia
Old Town of Galle
Inscribed: 1988
3.00
226
6
Meeran Jumma Mosque - Originating From 1750s And Rebuilt In 1904 - Sunni
Samarra
Inscribed: 2007
3.02
33
5
Great Mosque - Was The Largest Mosque In The Islamic World When It Was Built Between 849 And 852, Its Spiral Minaret Is The Most Unusual In The Islamic World & The Somewhat Smaller Look-A-Like Abu Dulaf Mosque From The Same Period (Both Sunni)
Ancient Ksour
Ancient Ksour
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1996
3.05
30
3
Chinguetti, The Great, "Friday Mosque" - Created By The City Founders Sometime In The Thirteenth Or Fourteenth Century. The Minaret Of This Ancient Structure Is Supposed To Be The Second Oldest In Continuous Use Anywhere In The Muslim World. At Ouadane Are The Remains Of And Old Mosque, And A New One Closely Modelled Upon It.
Kazan Kremlin
Inscribed: 2000
2.79
85
6
Kazan Qol Sharif - The Only 21st Century Building Identified In A Nomination
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
Inscribed: 1981
3.26
25
5
Great Mosque Of Kilwa - From 10th Century But Mainly 12th/13th. Sunni (?). First True Dome On East African Coast.
Bahla Fort
Inscribed: 1987
2.60
138
8
(Old) Friday Mosque - 14th-Century Sculpted Mihrab - Ibadi
Bosra
Bosra
Syria
Inscribed: 1980
3.07
58
6
Mosque Of Omar, One Of The Oldest Surviving Mosques In The World (720/1), Built On The Site Of A Pagan Temple
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad
Inscribed: 1980
2.17
25
3
Great Mosque, Origins In 11th Century, Its Minaret Can Be Seen As The Prototype For Three-Tiered Minarets Like The Giralda In Seville (Although This Also Is Attributed To The Koutoubia Mosque Of Marrakech)
Derbent
Derbent
Russia
Inscribed: 2003
2.99
22
2
?Djuma-Mesjid? Is One Of The Earliest Mosques In The Former Ussr. It Probably Dates From The 8th Century, Though Renovated Or Rebuilt In The 14th And 17th Centuries.
Toledo
Toledo
Spain
Inscribed: 1986
3.96
439
13
Mosque Of Christ Of The Light (Mezquita Del Cristo De La Luz ), 999, Sunni, The Only Remaining Mosque In Toledo
Medina of Marrakesh
Inscribed: 1985
3.75
449
11
Koutoubia Mosque, 1147, Sunni, Its Minaret Has Greatly Influences Spanish Architecture
Timbuktu
Inscribed: 1988
3.45
33
2
Djinguereber Mosque, 1327, Sunni
Kasbah of Algiers
Inscribed: 1992
2.52
63
4
Great Mosque Of Algiers, 1097, Sunni, One Of The Few Remaining Examples Of Almoravid Architecture
Historic Cairo
Inscribed: 1979
3.65
396
11
Al-Azhar Mosque, 975, Sunni, Connected To One Of The World's Oldest Universities, Home To Arab Medieval Scholarship; Sultan Hassan Mosque, 1356, Sunni, A Masterpiece Of Mamluk Architecture
Mostar
Mostar
Bosnia Herzegovina
Inscribed: 2005
3.50
372
14
Cejvan Cehaj Mosque, 1552, Sunni, A Notable Example Of Ottoman Sacred Architecture In The Balkans
Old City of Acre
Inscribed: 2001
3.26
205
6
Jezzar Pasha Mosque, 1781, Sunni, The Best Example Of Ottoman Architecture In Israel (And Perhaps In The Entire Levant)
Samarkand
Samarkand
Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2001
4.36
197
6
Bibi-Khanym Mosque (1399-1404), Sunni
Stone Town of Zanzibar
Inscribed: 2000
3.44
178
7
Malindi Bamnara Mosque (Sunni, 1831)
Zabid
Zabid
Yemen
Inscribed: 1993
2.34
13
2
Great Mosque (9th Century), Plus 85 Other Mosques
Kairouan
Kairouan
Tunisia
Inscribed: 1988
3.05
181
4
Great Mosque (7th Century) And The 9th-Century Mosque Of The Three Gates (Both Sunni)
Ancient Merv
Ancient Merv
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 1999
2.83
47
5
Several, Including The Mosque-Mausoleum Complex Of Sultan Sanjar And The 12th Century Seljuk Talkhattan Baba Mosque
Bukhara
Bukhara
Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 1993
4.04
185
6
Kalyan Mosque (1514), Magoki-Attori Mosque (Rebuilt In 20th Century)
Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2006
2.77
50
2
82 Mosques, Three Of Which Date From The 10th Century
Mazagan
Mazagan
Morocco
Inscribed: 2004
2.55
113
7
19th Century Mosque Of El Jadida
Berat and Gjirokastra
Inscribed: 2005
3.55
216
7
Berat: The Leaden Mosque (16th Cent.), The Bachelors' Mosque (Mangalem, 1827), The Teqeja Helvetive Mosque (Late 18th Cent.)
Walled City of Baku
Inscribed: 2000
2.95
170
7
17th-Century Kasumbek Mosque, The Palace Mosque (1441), Mosque Of Key-Gubad.
Itchan Kala
Itchan Kala
Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 1990
3.77
142
5
Djuma Mosque (Rebuilt In 1788-89, But Originating From 10th Century)
Medina of Sousse
Inscribed: 1988
2.83
192
5
Great Mosque (851) And Bu Ftata Mosque (838-841)
Shakhrisyabz
Shakhrisyabz
Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2000
2.62
116
6
Kok Gumbaz Mosque: A Friday Mosque Built In 1437 By Ulugh Beg In Honor Of His Father Shah Rukh, Its Name Meaning ?Blue Dome?.
Champaner-Pavagadh
Inscribed: 2004
2.84
49
3
Jama Masjid
Lamu Old Town
Inscribed: 2001
3.03
39
5
Riyadha Mosque 1880
Agra Fort
Inscribed: 1983
3.55
337
6
Mina Masjid (Heavenly Mosque), Pearl Mosque, Nagina Masjid (Gem Mosque)
Sulaiman-Too
Sulaiman-Too
Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2009
2.28
71
3
Two Largely Reconstructed 16th Century Mosques
Medina of Fez
Inscribed: 1981
3.71
336
9
Mosque Of Mulai Idris (One Of The Earliest Mosques In The History Of Morocco, 810)
Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen
Inscribed: 1986
3.82
30
1
103 Mosques, "The Majestic Seventh Century Jami' Al-Kabir (Great Mosque) Is One Of The Oldest In The Muslim World."
Medina of Tunis
Inscribed: 1979
3.06
228
3
The Great Mosque And The Aghlabid Ez-Zitouna Mosque ("Mosque Of The Olive"), Built In 723
Ohrid Region
Ohrid Region
Albania, North Macedonia
Inscribed: 1979
3.40
251
7
Ali Pasha Mosque Built At The End Of The 15th Century Or The Beginning Of The 16th Century. The Largest In Ohrid.
Meknes
Meknes
Morocco
Inscribed: 1996
2.97
274
6
Grand Mosque, Founded In The 11th Century By The Almoravids
Medina of Essaouira
Inscribed: 2001
3.13
240
6
"The Many Mosques, In A Characteristic Style, And Especially The Mosques Of The Casbah And Ben Yossef."
Aleppo
Aleppo
Syria
Inscribed: 1986
3.55
88
5
12th-Century Great Mosque
Rhodes
Rhodes
Greece
Inscribed: 1988
3.62
234
7
Soliman Mosque 1523
Red Fort
Inscribed: 2007
3.10
317
4
Moti Mosque
Qutb Minar
Inscribed: 1993
3.43
272
6
Qabbat Ul Islam Mosque
Bam Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2004
2.82
35
2
The Bam Citadel Has Two Mosques, One Is The Jame' Mosque And The Other The Hazrat Mohammad (As) Mosque.
Rohtas Fort
Rohtas Fort
Pakistan
Inscribed: 1997
2.92
38
16
Shahi Mosque
Fatehpur Sikri
Inscribed: 1986
3.38
249
9
Jama Mosque
Incense Route of the Negev
Inscribed: 2005
2.92
103
7
Sobota
Kunya-Urgench
Kunya-Urgench
Turkmenistan
Inscribed: 2005
2.56
56
4
Dash Mosque
Melaka and George Town
Inscribed: 2008
3.01
323
8
Thessalonika
Inscribed: 1988
2.97
312
9
The Church Of The Acheiropoietos Was Converted Into A Mosque And Is Nowadays Referred To As The Old Mosque.
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Inscribed: 2003
3.39
76
4
"The Building Has Spaces Assigned For Several Functions: Such As .. A Mosque" (Ab Ev)
Safi al-Din Ensemble in Ardabil
Inscribed: 2010
3.14
32
4
Tomb of Askia
Inscribed: 2004
2.22
9
1
Complex Includes 2 Mosques
Selimiye Mosque
Inscribed: 2011
3.50
142
4
Anjar
Anjar
Lebanon
Inscribed: 1984
3.16
88
5
Umayyad Mosque
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Inscribed: 1986
3.15
190
10
La Seo Cathedral In Zaragoza Was Converted From A Mosque Into A Cathedral
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Seville
Seville
Spain
Inscribed: 1987
4.00
567
12
The Giralda Tower Was Formerly The Minaret Of The Great Mosque (Built In 1172-98)
Saint Catherine Area
Inscribed: 2002
3.37
130
8
"The Fatimid Mosque, On The Site Of A Small Crusader Chapel, Was Built Between 1101 And 1106. It Is Rectangular In Plan, With A Small Semi-Detached Minaret In The Northern Corner And A Small Courtyard In Front, Which Forms The Roof Of The Well Restored Ancient Olive Press And Mill." (Unesco Website)
Crac des Chevaliers
Inscribed: 2006
3.75
87
4
Mosque Built By Sultan Qalaun At Fortress Of Saladin
Rabat
Rabat
Morocco
Inscribed: 2012
3.16
272
7
Several, Including The As-Sunna Mosque, Dating From The Late 18th Century, Which Is The Fourth-Largest Mosque In Present-Day Morocco. (Ab Ev)
Pearling
Pearling
Bahrain
Inscribed: 2012
2.15
98
6
Siyadi Complex: Modest Single-Storey Mosque With A Conical Minaret Was Originally Built (Ab Ev)
Masjed-e Jâme'
Inscribed: 2012
3.22
115
3
The Oldest Friday (Congregational) Mosque In Iran (Ab Ev)
Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
Abu Haggag Mosque, Which Stands Atop The Ruins Of Luxor Temple
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Croatia
Inscribed: 1979
4.07
522
15
Agadez
Agadez
Niger
Inscribed: 2013
2.96
14
2
Grand Mosque And Mosques Of Tend
Al Zubarah
Inscribed: 2013
1.76
84
6
Old Mosque
Historic Jeddah
Historic Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2014
2.54
87
4
Nine Historic Mosques Are In The Nominated Area. The Two Most Important Surviving Mosques Architecturally Are Masjid Ash-Shafe
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Inscribed: 2014
3.05
257
9
Burana Tower At Balasagun, Only The Large Minaret Still Standing
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Bolgar
Bolgar
Russia
Inscribed: 2014
2.26
42
5
The Central Feature Is The Historic Mosque Of Tetragonal Shape, Preserved As An Architectural Ruin And One Of The Rare Surviving Architectural Manifestations Of The Early Golden Horde Period (Late 13th Century). The Minaret Of This Former Mosque Collapsed In 1841 But Was Reconstructed In The Year 2000 On The Basis Of Historical Drawings Made On Site In 1827. (Ab Ev)
Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens
Inscribed: 2015
2.75
83
4
Great Mosque Of Diyarbakır, And Several More Within The Citadel
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Susa
Susa
Iran
Inscribed: 2015
2.40
41
4
Grand Mosque (Presumed To Be 7th Century Ce) Were Also Discovered. The Mosque Is Said To Be One Of The Earliest Built In Iran. (Ab Ev)
Petra
Petra
Jordan
Inscribed: 1985
4.61
386
21
Jebel Haroun : The Small Islamic White-Washed Mosque (Weli) Still Can Be Seen On The Top Of The Mountain Is From The Mid-14th Century
See Nabataea.Net
Tabriz Bazaar
Inscribed: 2010
2.57
59
4
28 Mosques In The Bazaar Area (Ab Ev)
Asmara
Asmara
Eritrea
Inscribed: 2017
2.93
34
2
Great Mosque Of Asmara
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Ahmadabad
Inscribed: 2017
2.60
84
6
Jama Masjid
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Yazd
Yazd
Iran
Inscribed: 2017
3.59
112
3
12th Century Jame Mosque Of Yazd
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2018
2.19
49
3
Jawatha Mosque - The Earliest Mosque Built In East Arabia (Wiki)
Qalhat
Inscribed: 2018
1.73
67
4
Great Friday Mosque Has Been Fully Excavated
Medina Azahara
Inscribed: 2018
2.81
171
10
Mezquita (Mosque) Aljama
Quanzhou
Inscribed: 2021
3.40
65
4
Qingjing Mosque: Located In Downtown Quanzhou, The Masjid Al-Ashab Is One Of China’S Earliest Mosques (1009) (Ab Ev)
Sudanese style mosques
Inscribed: 2021
2.58
6
1
8 Mosques In A Sudanese Architectural Style Specific To The Sudan Or Savannah Region Of West Africa. (Ab Ev)
As-Salt
As-Salt
Jordan
Inscribed: 2021
1.95
66
5
One Prominent Example Which Demonstrates The Ottoman Diligence And Interest In Building Mosques In The Region Is The Building Of The Small Mosque (Al-Jami' Al-Saghir) Which Was Completed In 1907. It Was Built By The Famous Nablusi Master Builder 'Abd Al Rahman Al-'Aqruq And Was Located (...) Very Close To The Main Sahet Al Ain At The Center Of The Town. (Nomination Text, P. 54)
Djerba
Djerba
Tunisia
Inscribed: 2023
1.70
56
5
Includes 22 Mosques, "Served As Places Of Worship And Epicentres Of Community Life, Koranic Schools, Or Cultural And Civic Centres. Those Erected Along The Coast Played A Defensive Role Forming Together Lines Of Surveillance. Others Functioned As Places Of Resistance And Refuge. The Oldest Mosques Included In This Serial Nomination Date Back To The 9th (As Component Part M11) And 10th Centuries Ce" (Ab Ev)
Wooden Hypostyle Mosques of Medieval Anatolia
Inscribed: 2023
2.49
56
4
Includes 5 Mosques Noted For Their Wooden Interior.
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta
Indonesia
Inscribed: 2023
2.93
186
5
Great Mosque Complex
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2023
2.49
82
6
Deggaron Mosque
Khinalig
Khinalig
Azerbaijan
Inscribed: 2023
2.76
22
2
"There Are Numerous Cultural Monuments Along The Route, Including ... Mosques" (Ab Ev)
Turaif Quarter
Turaif Quarter
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2010
2.29
70
6
Moudhi Mosque, Which Was Rehabilitated As A Mosque By The 20th Century Inhabitants (Ab Ev)
Island of Gorée
Inscribed: 1978
2.89
80
3
Gorée Has One Of The Oldest Stone Mosques Of The Country, Built In 1890.
See Fr.Wikipedia.Org
Gedi
Gedi
Kenya
Inscribed: 2024
2.69
14
2
"The Site Includes A Number Of Notable Structures Such As A Palace, Mosques, Large Residences, Pillar Tombs, And Clusters Of Private Dwellings" (Ab Ev)
Island of Saint-Louis
Inscribed: 2000
2.07
55
2
Great Mosque Of The North, "Constructed In 1847 By Order Of The Colonial Administration To Appease The Growing Muslim Population."
See Www.Lonelyplanet.Com
Lamu Old Town
Inscribed: 2001
3.03
39
5
Pwani Friday Mosque (Origins Claimed Back To 1370)