Largest Mosques in the World

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Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia


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Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world. Located in

the city of Mecca, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims

worldwide turn towards while offering daily prayers and is Islamsholiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque.

The current structure covers an area of 4,008,020 square metres

(990.40 acres) including the outdoor and indoor praying spaces

and can accommodate up to four million Muslim worshippersduring the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings of

people in the world.


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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi


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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Mosque of the Prophet), often called the

Prophets Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Medina.

As the final resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, it is

considered the second holiest site in Islam by both Shia and SunniMuslims (the first being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca) and is the

second largest mosque in the world.


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Imam Reza Shrine


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Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which containsthe mausoleum of Ima-m Ridha, the eighth Imam of Twelver

Shiites and known as third largest mosque of the world. Also

contained within the complex include: the Goharshad Mosque

, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a cemetery, the RazaviUniversity of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for pilgrims, vast

prayer halls, and other buildings.


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Istiqlal Mosque


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Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largestmosque in SoutheastAsia in term of capacity to accommodate people.

However in term of building structure and land coverage, Istiqlal is

the largest in SoutheastAsia and fourth largest in the world. This

national mosque of Indonesia was build to commemorate Indonesianindependence, as nations gratitude for Gods blessings;

the independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque

of Indonesia was named Istiqlal, anArabic word for Independence


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The Hassan II Mosque


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Located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and thefifth largest mosque in the world. Designed by the French architect

Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues.[1] It stands on a promontory

looking out to theAtlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic

glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. Afurther 80,000can be accommodated in the mosques adjoining grounds for a

total of 105,000 worshippers present at any given time at the

Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the worlds tallest at 210 m (689 ft)


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Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan


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The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan

and SouthAsia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It wasthe largest mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken

in size by the completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca,

Morocco. Subsequent expansions of the Masjid al-Haram

(Grand Mosque) of Mecca and theAl-Masjid al-Nabawi(Prophets Mosque) in Medina, SaudiArabia during the 1990s

relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size

Faisal Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan.

It has a covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacityto accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in

its main prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000

in its adjoining grounds)


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Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan


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The Badshahi Mosque or the Emperors Mosque in Lahore is the

second largest mosque in Pakistan and SouthAsia and the seventhlargest mosque in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and

grandeur of the Mughal era, it is Lahores most famous landmark

and a major tourist attraction. Capable of accommodating 10,000

worshippers in its main prayer hall and a further 100,000 in its courtyarand porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to

1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion

of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second larges

t mosque in Pakistan and SouthAsia and the fifth largest mosque inthe world


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Jama Masjid, Delhi, India


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Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi,is the principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by

the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and

completed in the year 1656AD, it is the largest and best-known

mosque in India and ninth largest mosque in the world. It lies atthe origin of a very busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk.

The later name, Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon

congregation prayers of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done

at a mosque, the congregational mosque. The courtyard of themosque can hold up to twenty-five thousand worshipers


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Sheikh Zayed Mosque


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Sheikh Zayed Mosque inA

bu Dhabi is the largest mosque in theUnitedArab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world.

It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin SultanAl Nahyan, the founder

and the first President of the UnitedArab Emirates, who is also

buried there. The mosque was officially opened in the Islamicmonth of Ramadan in 2007


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Baitul Mukarram, Bangladesh


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Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh. Located

at the heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was founded

during the 1960s. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the

respectable position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world.However the mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially

occurs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted

in the Bangladeshi government having to add extensions to the mosque,

thus increasing the capacity to at least 40,000.

5-Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, isthe principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the

Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed

in the year 1656AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in

India and ninth largest mosque in the world. It lies at the origin of a very

busy central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. The later name,

Jama Masjid, is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers

of Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done at a mosque, the

congregational mosque. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to

twenty-five thousand worshipers.


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Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman


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In 1992 Sultan Qaboos directed that his country of Oman should

have a Grand Mosque.A

competition for its design took placein 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction

commenced in 1995. Building work, which was undertaken

by CarillionAlawi LLC took six years and four months.

The Mosque is built from 300,000 tonnes of Indian sandstoneand eleventh largest mosque in the world. The main musalla

(prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres)

with a central dome rising to a height of fifty metres above the

floor. The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and fourflanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosques chief visual features.


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Id Kah Mosque, China


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The Id Kah Mosque is a mosque located in Kashgar, Xinjiang,

in the western Peoples Republic of China. It is the largest mosque

in China and twelfth largest mosque in the world . Every Friday,

it houses nearly 10,000 worshippers and may accommodate up to

20,000. The mosque was built by Saqsiz Mirza in ca. 1442

(although it incorporated older structures dating back to 996)

and covers 16,800 square meters


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Masjid Negara, Malaysia


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The Masjid Negara is the national mosque of Malaysia, located

in Kuala Lumpur. It has a capacity of 15,000 people and is situated

among 13 acres (53,000 m2) of beautiful gardens. The original

structure was designed by a three-person team from the PublicWorks Department UK architect HowardAshley, and Malaysians

HishamAlbakri and Baharuddin Kassim. Originally built in 1965,

it is a bold and modern approach in reinforced concrete, symbolic

of the aspirations of a then newly-independent Malaysia. Its keyfeatures are a 73-metre-high minaret and an 18-pointed star concrete

main roof. The umbrella, synonymous with the tropics, is featured

conspicuously the main roof is reminiscent of an open umbrella,

the minarets cap a folded one. The folded plates of the concretemain roof is a creative solution to achieving the larger spans required

in the main gathering hall. Reflecting pools and fountains spread

throughout the compound. Masjid Negara known as thirteenth

largest mosque in the world.


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Grozny Central Dome Mosque


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Akhmad Kadyrov Grozny Central Dome Mosque is locatedin Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and bears the name of

Akhmad Kadyrov. The mosque design is based on the Blue

Mosque in Istanbul. On October 16, 2008, the mosque was

officially opened in a ceremony in which Chechen leaderRamzan Kadyrov spoke and was with Russian Prime Minister

Vladimir Putin. This mosque is one of the biggest in Europe.

In this mosque ten thousand Muslims can pray at a time and

its minarets reach 60m high and is fourteen largest mosquein the world


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Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul


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The SultanAhmed Mosque is a historical mosque in Istanbul,

the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire

(from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is popularly known as the Blue

Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was

built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule ofAhmed I. Like

many other mosques, it also comprises a tomb of the founder, a

madrasah and a hospice. While still used as a mosque, the Sultan

Ahmed Mosque has also become a popular tourist attraction. Sultan

Ahmed Mosque is known as fifteen largest mosque in the world.


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Al Fateh Mosque (Bahrain Grand Mosque)


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TheAl-Fateh Mosque also known asAl-Fateh Islamic Center

&Al Fateh Grand Mosque is eighteenth of the largest mosquesin the world, capable of accommodating over 7,000 worshippers

at a time. he mosque is the largest place of worship in Bahrain

. It is located next to the King Faisal Highway in Juffair,

which is a town located in the capital city of Manama.The mosque very close to the Royal Bahraini Palace,

the residence of the king of Bahrain Hamad ibn IsaAl Khalifah.

The huge dome built on top of theAl-Fatih Mosque is made

of pure fiberglass


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Masjid e Tooba (Gol Masjid), Karachi, Pakistan


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Masjid e Tooba or Tooba Mosque is located in Karachi, Sindh,

Pakistan. Locally, it is also known as the Gol Masjid. Masjid e Tooba

was built in 1969 in Defense Housing Society, Karachi is seventeenlargest mosque in the world. It is located just off main Korangi Road

. Masjid e Tooba is often claimed to be the largest single dome mosque

in the world. It is also major tourist attraction in Karachi.

Masjid e Tooba is built with pure white marble. The dome of theMasjid e Tooba is 72 meters (236 feet) in diameter, and is balanced

on a low surrounding wall with no central pillars. Masjid e Tooba

has a single minaret standing 70 meters high. The central prayer hall

has a capacity of 5,000 people. It has been built keeping acoustics inmind. Aperson speaking inside one end of the dome can be heard

at the other end. This mosque was designed by Pakistani architect

Dr Babar Hamid Chauhan.


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Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem


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Al-Aqsa Mosque also known as al-Aqsa, is an Islamic

holy place in the Old City of Jerusalem. The site that includesthe mosque (along with the Dome of the Rock) is also referred

to as al-Haram ash-Sharif or Sacred Noble Sanctuary,

a site also known as the Temple Mount, the holiest site inJudaism, the place where the First and Second Temples

are generally accepted to have stood. Widely considered

as the third holiest site in Islam, Muslims believe that the

prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosquein Mecca to al-Aqsa during the Night Journey.


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Islamic tradition holds that Muhammad led prayers towardsthis site until the seventeenth month after the emigration,

when God ordered him to turn towards the Kaaba. Al-Aqsa

is comes as Eighteen largest mosque of the world. Amosque

is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Muslims often

refer to the mosque by itsArabic name, Masjid. The mosque

serves as a place where Muslims can come together for prayer

as well as a center for information, education and dispute settlement.

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