List of mosques in the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of mosques in the United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Mary, Mother of Jesus Mosque Abu Dhabi 1989
Sheikh Zayed Mosque Sheikh Zayed Mosque view.jpg City of Abu Dhabi 2008 National mosque, the largest mosque in the UAE.[1]
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque Al Ain, Abu Dhabi 2021[2][3] The largest mosque in the city and one of the largest in the UAE.[4][5] It is near an ancient mosque dated to the Islamic Golden Age, possibly the oldest mosque in the country.[6][7]
Grand Mosque of Dubai Dubai Grand mosque 01.jpg Dubai ?
Jumeirah Mosque Jumeira Mosque Dubai-2.jpg Dubai 1979
Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai Iranian Shia Mosque, Dubai, UAE (4324609002).jpg Dubai ?
Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque Dubai 2011
Dubai 2016
Al Bidya Mosque 2011-0209-Al Badiyah Mosque.jpg Fujairah 1446 Oldest extant mosque in the UAE.[8][9][10]
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah A Masjid in Fujirah - ഫുജൈറയിലെ ഒരു മസ്ജിദ്.jpg Fujairah 2015 The second largest mosque in the UAE.[11]
King Faisal Mosque Sharjah 1987 Formerly the largest in Sharjah and the country.[1][12][13]
Al Noor Mosque Al Noor Mosque.jpg Sharjah 2005
Sharjah Mosque Sharjah 2019[14] The largest mosque in Sharjah.[14]

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  2. ^ "Eid Al Fitr prayer times and venues announced by Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre". WAM. The National. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ Al-Faham, Tariq (2021-05-13). "Tahnoun bin Mohammed performs Eid al-Fitr prayers". Al Ain, U.A.E.: WAM. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  4. ^ The Rough Guide to Dubai. Rough Guides UK. 2016-11-01. ISBN 978-0-2412-9864-0.
  5. ^ Abdul Kader, B. (2014-10-31). "Al Ain to have one of the largest mosques in UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  6. ^ "Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past". The National. Emirates 24/7. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  7. ^ Power, Timothy (2018-09-13). "How a 1,000-year-old mosque in Al Ain anchors the UAE in human history". The National. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. ^ "Designs on the past". Gulf News. December 10, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  9. ^ Lee, Jess. "Al-Bidyah Mosque". 12 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Fujairah. Planetware. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ^ "The oldest mosque in the country". The National. UAE. December 4, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  11. ^ Haza, Ruba (24 September 2015). "UAE's second-largest place of worship opens for Eid prayers". The National. UAE. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ^ Kakande, Yasin (2011-08-11). "Sharjah's mosque where the faithful can listen and learn". Sharjah: The National. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  13. ^ Al Qassemi, Sultan Sooud (2017-11-16). "Demystifying Sharjah's iconic King Faisal Mosque". Gulf News. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  14. ^ a b "New Sharjah mosque can accommodate 25,000 worshippers". Gulf News. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

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