List of mosques in Baghdad
Baghdad, located in Iraq, was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic advancements. This is a list of mosques in Baghdad from different dynastic periods. Today, there are 912 Jama Masjids in Baghdad which conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers.[1]
Abbasids[]
Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
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Al-Khulafa Mosque | ![]() |
c. 902–908 | Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era. | |
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque | ![]() |
c. 915 | 33°22′47.89″N 44°20′16.64″E / 33.3799694°N 44.3379556°E |
One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam |
Abu Hanifa Mosque | ![]() |
c. 1065 | 33°22′20″N 44°21′30″E / 33.372091°N 44.358409°E |
Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi maddhab |
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani | ![]() |
12th century | Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order | |
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi | ![]() |
12th century | Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order | |
Zumurrud Khatun Mosque | c. 1202 | Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[2] |
Turco-Persian[]
Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
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Al-Sarai Mosque | ![]() |
1293 | ||
Murjan Mosque | ![]() |
1356 |
Ottomans[]
Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
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Said Sultan Ali Mosque | ![]() |
1590 | ||
Al-Asifyah Mosque | ![]() |
1608 | ||
Al-Wazeer Mosque | ![]() |
1660 | ||
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque | ![]() |
1796 | ||
Haydar-Khana Mosque | ![]() |
1819 | ||
Al-Adliya Mosque | ![]() |
1749 |
Modern[]
Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
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1938 | |||
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1943 | |||
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1954 | |||
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1954 | |||
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1956 | |||
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1968 | |||
1973 | ||||
Al-Rahman mosque | ![]() |
1999 | 33°18′42″N 44°20′58″E / 33.311693°N 44.349488°E |
uncompleted, construction halted |
Umm al-Qura Mosque | 2001 | 33°20′16″N 44°17′46″E / 33.337711°N 44.296058°E |
Unknown[]
Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
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Oldest mention in 1902 | An old mosque built during the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1902 and located in the Adhamiya | ||
Al-Khilani Mosque | ![]() |
Oldest mention in 1726[3] | Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
- ^ Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ كشط الص��ا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57.
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