List of mosques in Baghdad

Summary

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 Congregational mosques in Baghdad that conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques that only hold regular daily prayers.[1]

Abbasids edit

Name Images Year District Remarks
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
Kadhimiya
33°22′47.89″N 44°20′16.64″E / 33.3799694°N 44.3379556°E / 33.3799694; 44.3379556
One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam
Abu Hanifa Mosque   c. 1065
Adhamiya
33°22′20″N 44°21′30″E / 33.372091°N 44.358409°E / 33.372091; 44.358409
Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi madhhab
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani   12th century Originally built as a 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 a mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[2]
Qamariya Mosque   c. 1242

Turco-Persian edit

Name Images Year District Remarks
Al-Sarai Mosque   1293
Murjan Mosque   1356

Ottomans edit

Name Images Year District Remarks
Al-Muradiyya Mosque   1570
Syed Sultan Ali Mosque   1590
Al-Asifyah Mosque   1608
Al-Wazeer Mosque   1660
Uzbek Mosque   1682
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque   1796
Haydar-Khana Mosque   1819
Al-Adliya Mosque   1749

Modern edit

Name Images Year District Remarks
17th of Ramadan Mosque   1938
Fatah Pasha Mosque   1943
Buratha Mosque   1954 Shi'ite mosque, built on the site of a former Christian monastery.
Al-Shawy Mosque   1954
Al-Asafi Mosque   1956
Umm al-Tabul Mosque   1968
Ibn Bunnieh Mosque   1973
Hajja Saadia al-Omari Mosque   1976
Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque   2005 A complete reconstruction of an older mosque, it contains the tomb of the last Abbasid Caliph, al-Musta'sim.
Al-Rahman mosque   1999
Al-Mansour
33°18′42″N 44°20′58″E / 33.311693°N 44.349488°E / 33.311693; 44.349488
uncompleted, construction halted
Umm al-Qura Mosque   2001
Al-Mansour
33°20′16″N 44°17′46″E / 33.337711°N 44.296058°E / 33.337711; 44.296058

Unknown edit

Name Images Year District Remarks
Shabandar Mosque   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 a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
  2. ^ Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ كشط الصدا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57.

External links edit

  • Baghdad Mosques, GlobalSecurity.org