List of largest mosques
This is a list of mosques that accommodate at least 5,000 worshipers per year. The default listing is alphabetical; to sort using different criteria, click on the desired column headers. Note that determining exactly what should be included when calculating area is a highly subjective assessment, and the figures given here adhere to no common standard.
List of large mosques
Footnotes
- ^A Capacity of one courtyard: 100,000; Total number courtyards: 7; Total shrine area: 267,079 m2; Total courtyard area: 331,578 m2 (world's largest)
- ^B Capacity, main building: 61,000; secondary building: 8,000; bridge building: ~1,000; Terrace: 50,000;
- ^C Capacity, inside: 25,000; outside: 80,000. Covered Area: 20,000 m2
- ^D Capacity, hall: 10,000; porticoes: 24,000; courtyard; 40,000. Covered Area: 5,000 m2
- ^E Capacity, hall: 5,000; courtyard and porticoes: 95,000. Courtyard area: 278,784 m2
- ^F Capacity, main prayer hall: 9,000; 2 halls for women: 2 * 1,500; porticoes: 18,000.
- ^G Capacity, hall: 10,000; courtyard: 75,000.
- ^H Accommodates more than 1,000,000 during peak times
- ^I Plans announced in 2012 for expansion to accommodate two million worshippers by 2040.[17]
Mapping
- ^ Masjid al-Haram, 21°25′19″N 039°49′33″E / 21.42194°N 39.82583°E
- ^ Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, 24°28′06″N 039°36′39″E / 24.46833°N 39.61083°E
- ^ Imām Ridhā Mosque, 36°17′16″N 59°36′56″E / 36.28778°N 59.61556°E
- ^ Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, 06°10′11″S 106°49′51″E / 6.16972°S 106.83083°E
- ^ Hassan II Mosque, 33°36′26.4″N 7°37′57″W / 33.607333°N 7.63250°W
- ^ Faisal Mosque, 33°43′47″N 073°02′18″E / 33.72972°N 73.03833°E
- ^ Badshahi Mosque, 31°35′18″N 074°18′49″E / 31.58833°N 74.31361°E
- ^ Sheikh Zayed Mosque, 24°24′44″N 054°28′28″E / 24.41222°N 54.47444°E
- ^ Jama Masjid, 28°39′03″N 077°13′59″E / 28.65083°N 77.23306°E
- ^ Baitul Mukarram, 23°43′46″N 090°24′44″E / 23.72944°N 90.41222°E
- ^ Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, 23°35′02″N 58°23′21″E / 23.58389°N 58.38917°E
- ^ Id Kah Mosque, 39°28′20″N 075°59′05″E / 39.47222°N 75.98472°E
- ^ Masjid Negara, 03°08′31″N 101°41′29″E / 3.14194°N 101.69139°E
- ^ Sultan Ahmed Mosqu, 41°00′19″N 028°58′36″E / 41.00528°N 28.97667°E
- ^ Al Fateh Mosque, 26°13′08″N 050°35′53″E / 26.21889°N 50.59806°E
- ^ Al-Aqsa Mosque, 31°46′35″N 035°14′08″E / 31.77639°N 35.23556°E[18]
- ^ Baitul Futuh, 51°23′46″N 0°11′56″W / 51.39611°N 0.19889°W
- ^ Masjid-e-Aqsa, 31°45′6″N 72°54′38″E / 31.75167°N 72.91056°E
- ^ Mahmood Mosque,32°47′17.8″N 34°58′11.7″E / 32.788278°N 34.969917°E
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References
- 1 2 Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah. Darussalam. 2004. p. 279. ISBN 978-9960-897-71-4.
- ↑ Russia's Chechnya inaugurates vast new mosque, 17.10.2008, reuters.com, read 16.1.2015
- ↑ Мечеть имени Аймани Кадыровой в Аргуне откроют 9 мая
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- ↑ "Masjid Al-Akbar". Humas Jakarta Islamic Centre and 27th ISLAND (in Indonesian). DuniaMasjid.com. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
- ↑ Jackie Craven. "Sacred Buildings". About.com Home. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Peter Neville-Hadley. Frommer's China. Frommer's, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7645-6755-1. Page 302.
- ↑ "Sahn(Courtyards) Around the Holy Shrine". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ "The Glory of the Islamic World". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ↑ Makhachkala organizes charity iftars, islamdag.info, 23.8.2011, read 12.1.2014
- ↑ "Al-Saleh Mosque in Yemen". Islamic Arts and Architecture. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "State Mosque to be named after Imam Abdul Wahhab". Gulf-Times. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque – Abu Dhabi
- ↑ Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
- ↑ Juma Masjid Mosque
- ↑ Nizamiye Masjid
- ↑ "Prophet's Mosque to accommodate two million worshippers after expansion". Arab News. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ NS Country Classification
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