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List of largest mosques

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This article lists mosques from around the world by available capacity, that belong to any Islamic school or branch, that can accommodate at least 15,000 worshippers in all available places of prayer such as prayer halls (musala), courtyards (ṣaḥn) and porticoes (riwāq). All the mosques in this list are congregational mosques – a type of mosque that hosts the Friday prayer (ṣalāt al-jumuʿa) in congregation (jamāʿa).

List of mosques

NameImageCapacityArea (m2)CityCountryYear of first buildingDenomination
Masjid al-Haram[[File:Great Mosque of Mecca1.jpg150pxcenter]]MeccaSaudi Arabia
Prophet's Mosque[[File:Masjid Nabawi The Prophet's Mosque, Madina.jpg150pxcenter]]MedinaSaudi Arabia
Imam Reza shrine[[File:Imam reza shrine in Mashhad.jpgcenter150x150px]]MashhadIran
Grand Jamia Mosque[[File:Bahria_Town_Karachi_Grand_Mosque_2.jpgcenter150x150px]]200,000KarachiPakistan2023
Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound[[File:JERUSALEM DOME OF THE ROCK.jpgcenter150x150px]]150,000JerusalemState of PalestinePre-622
Faisal Mosque[[File:Faisal Maseet.JPG150pxcenter]]IslamabadPakistan
Astana Grand Mosque[[File:Астана, центральная мечеть с угла.jpg150pxcenter]]268,062AstanaKazakhstan2022
Istiqlal Mosque[[File:Masjid Istiqlal - Panoramio.jpg150pxcenter]]93,200JakartaIndonesia1978
Taj-ul-Masajid[[File:Taj Ul Masajid, Bhopal.JPG150pxcenter]]23,000BhopalIndia1901
Jamkaran Mosque[[File:Jamkaran Mosque مسجد جمکران قم 21.jpg150pxcenter]]370,000QomIran
Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center130,000250,000New Administrative CapitalEgypt2023Sunni
Djamaa el Djazaïr[[File:Grande Mosquée d'Alger.jpg150pxcenter]]AlgiersAlgeria2019
Hassan II Mosque[[File:Hassan II Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]CasablancaMorocco1993
Umayyad Mosque[[File:Umayyad Mosque, Damascus.jpg150pxcenter]]DamascusSyria
Badshahi Mosque[[File:Night View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque).jpg150pxcenter[[:File:Night View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque).jpgNight View of Badshahi Mosque (King’s Mosque)]]]]LahorePakistan
Bahria Grand Mosque[[File:Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore Pakistan cropped.jpg150pxcenterSide view of Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore]]LahorePakistan
Çamlıca Mosque[[File:Camlica-2018-06-14.jpg150pxcenter]]IstanbulTurkey2019
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque[[File:Al Jabbar Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]25,997BandungIndonesia2022
Jameh Mosque of Makki[[File:Makki Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]ZahedanIran1971
Al-Akbar Mosque[[File:Masjid Nasional Al-Akbar Surabaya 2016.jpg150pxcenter]]SurabayaIndonesia2000
Al Saleh Mosque[[File:Al Saleh Mosque - Sana'a 2013.jpg150pxcenter]]Sana'aYemen2008
Baitul Mukarram Mosque[[File:Baitul Mukarram (Arabic, بيت المكرّم; Bengali, বায়তুল মুকাররম; The Holy House).jpg150pxcenter]]2463DhakaBangladesh1959
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque[[File:Sheikh Zayed Mosque view.jpg150pxcenter]]Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates2007
Jamia Masjid[[File:Jama Masjid, Srinagar (14363005587).jpg150pxcenter]]Jammu and KashmirIndia1400
Jamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid[[File:Markaz knowledge city.jpgcenter150x150pxJamiul Futuh, The Indian Grand Masjid]]30,000KeralaIndia2022
Pride of Muslims Mosque[RU][[File:Pride of Muslims mosque Shali.jpg150pxcenter]]ShaliRussia2019
1st November of 1954 Great Mosque[[File:Mosquée 1er Novembre a Batna.jpg150pxcenter]]BatnaAlgeria2003
Massalikoul Djinane Mosque[[File:Mosquée Massalikoul Djinâne Dakar 2019.jpg150pxcenter]]DakarSenegal2019
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque[[File:View of Lejbailat and State Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]DohaQatar2010
Sabancı Central Mosque[[File:Sabancı Camii.JPG150pxcenter]]AdanaTurkey1998
At-Tin Mosque[[File:At-Tin Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]JakartaIndonesia1997
Jama Masjid[[File:Jama Masjid - In the Noon.jpg150pxcenter]]Central DelhiIndia1656
CMH Masjid Jhelum[Ar][[File:CMH Mosque.JPG150pxcenter]]Jhelum CanttPakistan1950
Abuja National Mosque[[File:AbujaNationalMosque.jpg150pxcenter]]AbujaNigeria1984
Selahaddin Eyyubi Mosque[[File:Urfa Castle view of Selahaddin Eyyubi Camii 3908.jpg150pxcenter]]DiyarbakırTurkey2023
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque[[File:SA Blue Mosque.jpg150pxcenter]]Shah AlamMalaysia1988
Jakarta Islamic Center[[File:Jakarta Islamic Centre - panoramio.jpg150pxcenter]]JakartaIndonesia1972
Al-Azhar Mosque[[File:Al-Azhar (inside) 2006.jpg150pxcenter]]CairoEgypt
Aqsa Mosque[[File:Masjid Aqsa.jpgframeless150x150px]]20,0006,500RabwahPakistan1972Ahmadi
Dian Al-Mahri MosqueDepokIndonesia2006
Grand Mosque of Conakry[[File:Mosquée Fayçal corrigée.jpg150pxcenter]]ConakryGuinea1982
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra[[File:Masjid raya sumatera barat.jpg150pxcenter]]PadangIndonesia2014
Id Kah Mosque[[File:Kashgar-mezquita-id-kah-d01.jpg150pxcenter]]KashgarChina1442
Shah Jahan Mosque[[File:Shah jahan mosque -Thatta 3 (asad aman).jpg150pxcenter]]ThattaPakistan1659
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque[[File:Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque RB.jpg150pxcenter]]MuscatOman2001
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque[[File:Putrajaya Malaysia Tuanku-Mizan-Zainal-Abidin-Mosque-06.jpg150pxcenter]]PutrajayaMalaysia2009
Raja Hamidah Great Mosque of Batam[[File:Masjid Agung Batam.jpg150x150px]]BatamIndonesia1999
Hagia Sophia[[File:Hagia Sophia Mars 2013.jpg150pxcenter]]IstanbulTurkey(as a mosque)
Al-Kauthar Mosque[[File:Tawau Sabah Masjid-Al-Khauthar-01.jpgcenterframeless150x150px]]17,000TawauMAS Malaysia1997
Al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque[[File:الفتاح العليم رئيسي 1.jpg150pxcenter]]New Administrative Capital2019
Federal Territory Mosque[[File:Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Federal-Territory-Mosque-03.jpg150pxcenter]]Kuala LumpurMalaysia2000
Grand Mosque of Makhachkala[[File:ЖумгІа мажгит, МахІачхъала.jpg150pxcenter]]MakhachkalaRussia1998
Aqsa Mosque[[File:Masjid_Aqsa_Large.jpgframeless160x160px]]15,000QadianIndia1876Ahmadi
Al-Azhom Grand Mosque[[File:Azhom 2.jpg150pxcenter]]TangerangIndonesia2003
Emir Abdelkader Mosque[[File:Abd al-Qádir 18.jpg150pxcenter]]ConstantineAlgeria1994
Lal Masjid[[File:Lal Masjid Exterior.jpegleftframeless]]IslamabadPakistan1964
Kocatepe Mosque[[File:Kocatepe Camii Ankara.JPG150pxcenter]]AnkaraTurkey1987
Great Mosque of Central Java[[File:Great Mosque of Central Java, aerial view.jpg150pxcenter]]SemarangIndonesia2006
Grand Mosque of Sabilal MuhtadinBanjarmasinIndonesia1974
National Mosque of Malaysia[[File:Masjid Negara.jpg150pxcenter]]Kuala LumpurMalaysia1965
Putra MosquePutrajayaMalaysia1999
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque15,000Cotabato CityPhilippines2011

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