List of largest mosques
This is a list of mosques that can accommodate at least 5,000 worshipers.
Definition
A mosque, or masjid, is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Mosques listed here are of any religious branch which regards themselves as Muslim.
Measurements
The default listing is alphabetical; to sort using different criteria, click on the desired column headers. Whilst claims are made about the relative size of mosques many of these claims are not easily substantiated. "Largest" is at best a vague term, which is often not qualified by claimants. Accepted measures of largeness could include area, volume, length, width, height, and/or capacity, although the last is far more subjective. It is important to note therefore that mosques may claim to be "the largest" based on only one of these measurements; and thus that there may be several mosques that have equal claim to be "the largest mosque". Since there is no official body governing these claims, there is no generally accepted criterion for being "the largest mosque".
List
Footnotes
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- ^A Capacity of one courtyard: 100,000; Total number courtyards: 7; Total shrine area: 267,079 m2; Total courtyard area: 331,578 m2 (world's largest)
- ^B Capacity, main building: 61,000; secondary building: 8,000; bridge building: ~1,000; Terrace: 50,000;
- ^C Capacity, inside: 25,000; outside: 80,000. Covered Area: 20,000 m2
- ^D Capacity, hall: 10,000; porticoes: 24,000; courtyard; 40,000. Covered Area: 5,000 m2
- ^E Capacity, hall: 5,000; courtyard and porticoes: 95,000. Courtyard area: 278,784 m2
- ^F Capacity, main prayer hall: 9,000; 2 halls for women: 2 * 1,500; porticoes: 18,000.
- ^G Capacity, hall: 10,000; courtyard: 75,000.
- ^H Accommodates more than 1,000,000 during peak times
- ^I Plans announced in 2012 for expansion to accommodate two million worshippers by 2040.[2]
- ^J This is an Ahmadiyya place of worship in Pakistan. While members of the Ahmadiyya movement regard themselves as Muslim, and this place is considered a mosque by those outside Pakistan, Ahmadiyya are legally classed as non-Muslims in Pakistan by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan and therefore this is not considered a mosque in Pakistan, for legal purposes.
Mapping
- ^ Masjid al-Haram, 21°25′19″N 039°49′33″E / 21.42194°N 39.82583°E
- ^ Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, 24°28′06″N 039°36′39″E / 24.46833°N 39.61083°E
- ^ Imām Ridhā Mosque, 36°17′16″N 59°36′56″E / 36.28778°N 59.61556°E
- ^ Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, 06°10′11″S 106°49′51″E / 6.16972°S 106.83083°E
- ^ Hassan II Mosque, 33°36′26.4″N 7°37′57″W / 33.607333°N 7.63250°W
- ^ Faisal Mosque, 33°43′47″N 073°02′18″E / 33.72972°N 73.03833°E
- ^ Badshahi Mosque, 31°35′18″N 074°18′49″E / 31.58833°N 74.31361°E
- ^ Sheikh Zayed Mosque, 24°24′44″N 054°28′28″E / 24.41222°N 54.47444°E
- ^ Jama Masjid, 28°39′03″N 077°13′59″E / 28.65083°N 77.23306°E
- ^ Baitul Mukarram, 23°43′46″N 090°24′44″E / 23.72944°N 90.41222°E
- ^ Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, 23°35′02″N 58°23′21″E / 23.58389°N 58.38917°E
- ^ Id Kah Mosque, 39°28′20″N 075°59′05″E / 39.47222°N 75.98472°E
- ^ Masjid Negara, 03°08′31″N 101°41′29″E / 3.14194°N 101.69139°E
- ^ Sultan Ahmed Mosqu, 41°00′19″N 028°58′36″E / 41.00528°N 28.97667°E
- ^ Al Fateh Mosque, 26°13′08″N 050°35′53″E / 26.21889°N 50.59806°E
- ^ Al-Aqsa Mosque, 31°46′35″N 035°14′08″E / 31.77639°N 35.23556°E[25]
- ^ Baitul Futuh, 51°23′46″N 0°11′56″W / 51.39611°N 0.19889°W
- ^ Masjid-e-Aqsa, 31°45′6″N 72°54′38″E / 31.75167°N 72.91056°E
- ^ Mahmood Mosque,32°47′17.8″N 34°58′11.7″E / 32.788278°N 34.969917°E
See also
References
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It is 272 feet long, 184 feet wide, covering 50,000 square feet.
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The mosque was again rebuilt with an 83-by-109-meter courtyard.
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- 1 2 "Isfahan x. Monuments (3) Mosques". Encyclopædia Iranica. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017.
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- ↑ "Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque". Sultanate of Oman. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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