List of mosques in Iraq

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This is a list of mosques in Iraq. There are 7,000 Sunni mosques and 3,500 Shia mosques in Iraq as a whole.[1] According to the Office of Waqf and Sunnah in Iraq, in the capital city of Baghdad, there are 912 Jama Masjids which conduct Friday Prayer and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers.[2] In Falujah, there are 970 mosques according to the 2009 data.[3]

Name Images Location Year Branch Remarks
17th of Ramadan Mosque Baghdād 1938
Al-‘Abbās Mosque Karbalā 7th century Sh Entombs the remains of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, brother of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī.
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani Baghdād 12th century Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
Abu Dulaf Mosque Sāmarrā' 859
Abu Hanifa Mosque Baghdād 10th century Su Entombs the remains of Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān.
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque Baghdād 1796
Minaret of Anah Anah 996-1096 Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2016.
Al-'Askarī Mosque Sāmarrā' 944 TS Entombs the remains of Twelver Shī'ah Imāms, 'Alī an-Naqī and his son Hasan al-'Askarī, as well as Narjis Khātūn and Hakimah Khātūn.
Al-Asifyah Mosque Baghdād 1608
Great Mosque of Amadiya Amadiya 1177
Ezra's Tomb Maysan Governorate 1768
Great Mosque (Aqrah) Aqrah 7th century
Green Mosque (Mosul) Mosul 1133 Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014-2015.
Great State Mosque Ramadi 1999 Formerly called Great Mosque of Saddam.
Al-Haj Bunnia Mosque Baghdād 1973
Al-Hannanah Mosque Kūfa-Najaf metropolis 997-1041 Sh Believed to be keeping the head of Husayn ibn Ali
Haydar-Khana Mosque Baghdād 1819
Imām ‘Alī Mosque Najaf 977 Sh Entombs the remains of the first Shī'ah Imām, Alī ibn Abī Tālib.
Imam Ali Mosque (Basra) Basra 635
Imam Ali al-Sharqi Mosque Ali Al Sharqi N/A
Imam al-Baher Mosque Mosul 12th-13th century
Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra Basra 1185 Entombs the remains of Hasan of Basra
Imām Husayn Mosque Karbalā 680 Sh Entombs the remains of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his sons ‘Alī al-Akbar and ‘Alī al-Asghar, those who fell at Karbalā, Habīb ibn Madhāhir al-Asadī, and Ibrāhīm al-Mujāb (son of Mūsā al-Kādhim)
Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque Mosul 12th century Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015.
Jalil Khayat Mosque Erbil 1997
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque Baghdād 915 TS Entombs the remains of two Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms: Mūsā al-Kādhim and Muhammad al-Taqī.
Mausoleum of Kumayl ibn Ziyad Najaf N/A Sh
Al-Khilani Mosque Baghdād ? Sh Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam
Al-Khulafa Mosque Baghdād 902-908 Su[4] Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
Great Mosque of Kufa Kūfa 639 Sh The mosque entombs the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl, Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and Mukhtār al-Thaqafī, along with having many sites of historical relevance within the mosque.
Al-Kuwaz Mosque Basra 1514
Great Mosque of Light Kirkuk N/A
Al-Maqam Mosque Basra 1754
Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar Kūfa N/A Sh
Mosul Grand Mosque Mosul N/A The largest mosque in Mosul.
Mudhafaria Minaret Erbil 1190-1232
Murjan Mosque Baghdād 1356
Al-Nukhailah Mosque Al Kifl 1309 Contains Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, which houses the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel.
Al-Nu'maniyah Mosque Baghdād 1855
Great Mosque of al-Nuri Mosul 1172-1173 Su The minaret was destroyed in 2017 during the Battle of Mosul.
Mosque of the Prophet Daniel Kirkuk 9th century Located inside the Kirkuk Citadel
Mosque of the Prophet Jonah Mosul 637 Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Mosque of the Prophet Seth Mosul 1791 Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Al-Rahman mosque Baghdād 1999 uncompleted, construction halted
Al-Sahlah Mosque Kūfa 656-660 Sh Believed to be the future home of Muhammad al-Mahdi.
Mausoleum of Sa'id ibn Jubayr Kut 1826
Mausoleum of Sayeed Ali al-Zaki Al-Kahla District N/A
Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah 1784
Said Sultan Ali Mosque Baghdād 1590
Great Mosque of Samarra Sāmarrā' 851
Al-Sarai Mosque Baghdād 1293
Mausoleum of Ash-Shams Hillah 1190
Sheikh Rajab Mosque Rawa 1625
Al-Sulaymaniyah Mosque Baghdād 2010[5]
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi Baghdād 12th century Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order
Umm al-Tabweel Mosque Baghdād 1968
Umm al-Qura Mosque Baghdād 2001
Al-Wazeer Mosque Baghdād 1660
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim Mosul 799 Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Great Mosque of Zahra Kut 1997
Zumurrud Khatun Mosque Baghdād 1202 Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[6]
Group
Su Sunni
Sh Shī‘ah
TS Twelver Shī‘ah

See also

References

  1. ↑ بغداد - خدمة قدس برس - نور الدين العويديدي.Al Arab News. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
  3. ↑ الفلوجة.. من أسى الأيام الصعبة إلى حاضر النهوض المعلق سرمد القاسم - الحوار المتمدن - العدد: 3008 - 2010 / 5 / 18
  4. ↑ Why is Khulafa Mosque's minaret on verge of collapse? Al Monitor. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ افتتاح مسجد السليمانية في الميدان ببغداد. Masajed Iraq. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
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