List of mosques in Africa

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This is a list of mosques in Africa.

Name Images Country City Year Remarks
List of mosques in Algeria Algeria
Hamoudi Mosque Djibouti City of Djibouti 1906
Great Mosque of Asmara Eritrea Asmara 1938 The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column.
List of mosques in Egypt Egypt
Medina Mosque Ghana Accra 1959
Larabanga Mosque Ghana Larabanga 1421
Great Mosque of Djenné Mali Djenné 1300 The first mosque on the site was built in the 13th century, but the current structure dates from 1907.
Djinguereber Mosque Mali Timbuktu 1327
Sidi Yahya Mosque Mali Timbuktu 1440
Chinguetti Mosque Mauritania Chinguetti
Saudi Mosque Mauritania Nouakchott
Jummah Mosque Mauritius Port Louis
Hassan II Mosque Morocco Casablanca 1993 Masjid al Malik Hassan II
Koutoubia Mosque Morocco Marrakech 1158
Agadez Mosque Niger Agadez 16th century
Niamey Mosque Niger Niamey
Yamma Mosque Niger Tahoua 1962
Abuja National Mosque Nigeria Abuja 1984 National mosque
Great Mosque of Kano Nigeria Kano 15th century
Dakar Grand Mosque Senegal Dakar
Mosque of Divinity Senegal Ouakam
Great Mosque of Touba Senegal Touba Muslim brotherhoods of Senegal
Arba'a Rukun Mosque Somalia Mogadishu 1268/9 Mihrab contains an inscription commemorating the masjid's founder, Khusrau ibn Muhammed.
Fakr ad-Din Mosque Somalia Mogadishu 1269 Oldest mosque in Mogadishu. Built by the Sultanate of Mogadishu's first Sultan, Fakr ad-Din.
Mosque of al-Qiblatayn Somalia Zeila 7th century Oldest mosque in the Horn of Africa. Built shortly after the hijra.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity Somalia Mogadishu 1987 National mosque. Largest masjid in the Horn of Africa.
Juma Masjid Mosque South Africa Durban 1881 Largest mosque in South Africa
Nizamiye Mosque South Africa Midrand, Johannesburg 2012
Al-Nilin Mosque Sudan Khartoum
Gaddafi Mosque Tanzania Dodoma 2010
Great Mosque of Kilwa Tanzania Kilwa ~1000 Historical – one of the earliest surviving mosques in East Africa
Kizimkazi Mosque Tanzania Dimbani 1107
Mosque of Uqba Tunisia Kairouan 670 also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan
Great Mosque of Mahdia Tunisia Mahdia
Great Mosque of Sousse Tunisia Sousse
Saheb Ettabaâ Mosque Tunisia Tunis
Al-Zaytuna Mosque Tunisia Tunis 703
Uganda National Mosque Uganda Kampala 2006 opened in June 2007;[1]

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References

  1. ↑ New Mosque Redraws Kampala's Skyline, 24. August 2006; Libyans open Old Kampala mosque, 8. Juni 2007
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