List of mosques in Africa
This is a partial list of mosques in Africa.
List of mosques by African country
[edit]Algeria
[edit]Benin
[edit]Botswana
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobatse Mosque | Lobatse, South-East | 1967 |
Burkina Faso
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso | 
|
Bobo-Dioulasso | 1832 |
Cameroon
[edit]Chad
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N'Djamena Grand Mosque | 
|
N'Djamena | 1978 | Su |
Djibouti
[edit]Egypt
[edit]Equatorial Guinea
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malabo Mosque | Malabo, Bioko Norte | 2015 | Su |
Eritrea
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masjid as-Sahabah | 
|
Massawa | 613 | Believed by some to be the first mosque on the African continent and the first mosque in the world built by the companions of Muhammad in the 7th century.[1] | |
| Great Mosque of Asmara | .jpg)
|
Asmara | 1938 | The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column |
Eswatini
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezulwini Mosque | Lobamba | 1978 | Su | [2] |
Ethiopia
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nejashi Mosque | 
|
Negash | 7th century | Founded in the 7th century in Negash, by tradition the burial site of several followers of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad who, during his lifetime, fled to the Aksumite Kingdom to escape persecution in Mecca.[3] It was recently renovated by TIKA, a Turkish cooperation organization.[4] |
The Gambia
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline Mosque | 
|
Serekunda | 1990 | [5] |
Ghana
[edit]Guinea
[edit]Ivory Coast
[edit]Kenya
[edit]Libya
[edit]Mali
[edit]Mauritania
[edit]Mauritius
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jummah Mosque | 
|
Port Louis | 1852 | Completed in the Moorish and Mughal styles.[6][7] |
Mayotte
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsingoni Mosque | .jpg)
|
Tsingoni, Overseas France | 1538 | Considered the earliest mosque in France.[8] |
Morocco
[edit]Namibia
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek Islamic Center | Windhoek, Khomas Region | 1986 | [9] |
Niger
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Réunion
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor-e-Islam Mosque | 
|
Saint-Denis | 1905 | [10] |
Senegal
[edit]Sierra Leone
[edit]Somalia
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Sudan
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throne Hall of Dongola | 
|
Old Dongola | 1317 | Built in the 9th century; converted to a mosque in 1317; abandoned during the 19th century; ceased to be a mosque in 1969; preserved as a monument.[11] | |
| Al-Nilin Mosque | 
|
Khartoum | 1984 | Su | [12] |
Tanzania
[edit]Tunisia
[edit]Uganda
[edit]| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kibuli Mosque | 
|
Kibuli, Kampala | 1951 | A national cultural site | |
| Aga Khan Mosque | 
|
Old Kampala, Kampala | 1978 | Sh | A national cultural site[13] |
| Uganda National Mosque | .jpg)
|
Old Kampala, Kampala | 2006 | Su | Opened as the Gaddafi National Mosque and renamed in 2013. It is the largest mosque in East Africa, with capacity for c. 20,000 worshippers.[14][15] |
Legend
[edit]| Group / Tradition | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Ahmadiyya | A |
| Non-denominational | ND |
| Shia Islam | SH |
| Sunni Islam | Su |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Reid, Richard J. (12 January 2012). "The Islamic Frontier in Eastern Africa". A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present. John Wiley and Sons. p. 106. ISBN 978-0470658987. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Sasongko, Agus (31 January 2019). "Muslim Swaziland Mendamba Masjid" [Swaziland Muslims Longing for a Mosque]. Republika (in Indonesian). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "The untold story of King Negash and the al Nejashi Mosque". 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Negash Āmedīn Mesgīd". Madain Project. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Pipeline Mosque marks its SilverI Jubilee - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ Masters, Tom; Carillet, Jean-Bernard (2007). Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles. Lonely Planet. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-74104-727-1.
- ^ Colonial Research Studies. H.M. Stationery Office. 1960. p. 128.
- ^ AFP (25 September 2019). "France's oldest mosque, in the Indian Ocean, gets a facelift". Arab News. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Bucher, Nathalie Rosa. "RELIGION-NAMIBIA: Finding Sanctuary in Islam". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Randall, Colin (11 March 2021). "Reunion island serves as model for Islam in France". The National News. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Obłuski, Artur; Godlewski, Włodzimierz; Kołątaj, Wojciech; et al. (2013). "The Mosque Building in Old Dongola. Conservation and revitalization project" (PDF). Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean. 22. Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw: 248–272. ISSN 2083-537X.
- ^ "Nilein Mosque". ArchNet.org. n.d. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ^ "When Tabliqs sect members declared war on Muslims". Monitor. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "New Mosque Redraws Kampala's Skyline". Uganda People News. August 24, 2006.
- ^ "Libyans open Old Kampala mosque". Newvision.co.ug. 8 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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