This is a list of mosques in Africa.
| Name | Images | Country | City | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List of mosques in Algeria | Algeria | Algiers | |||
| Hamoudi Mosque | ) | Djibouti | City of Djibouti | 1906 | |
| Great Mosque of Asmara | .jpg')) | Eritrea | Asmara | 1938 | The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column. |
| List of mosques in Egypt | Egypt | ||||
| Ghana National Mosque | Ghana | ||||
| 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 | 13th-14th century | |
| Saudi Mosque | ) | Mauritania | Nouakchott | ? | |
| Jummah Mosque | Mauritius | Port Louis | |||
| List of mosques in Morocco | Morocco | ||||
| 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 Saint-Louis | Senegal | Saint-Louis | 1847 [1] | ||
| 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 Islamic Solidarity | ) | Somalia | Mogadishu | 1987 | National mosque. Largest masjid in the Horn of Africa. |
| Masjid al-Qiblatayn | Somalia | Zeila | 7th century | Oldest mosque in the Horn of Africa. Built shortly after the hijra. | |
| Juma Masjid Mosque | _Street-20140222.jpg')) | South Africa | Durban | 1881 | Largest mosque in South Africa |
| Nizamiye Mosque | South Africa | Midrand, Johannesburg | 2012 | ||
| Al-Nilin Mosque | ) | Sudan | Khartoum | 1970s | |
| 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 | |
| List of mosques in Tunisia | Tunisia | ||||
| Uganda National Mosque | .jpg')) | Uganda | Kampala | 2006 | Opened in June 2007[2] |
See also
- Islam in Africa
- Lists of mosques
References
- ^ Denise Bouche (1974). "L'école française et les musulmans au Sénégal de 1850 à 1920". Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer (in French). 61 (223): 218–235. doi:10.3406/outre.1974.1756 – via Persee.fr.
- ^ New Mosque Redraws Kampala's Skyline, 24. August 2006; Libyans open Old Kampala mosque Archived 2015-06-26 at the Wayback Machine, 8. Juni 2007
