List of mosques in Africa

This is a partial list of mosques in Africa.

List of mosques by African country

Algeria

Benin

Botswana NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Lobatse Mosque Lobatse, South-East 1967

Burkina Faso NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Bobo-Dioulasso 1832

Cameroon

Chad NameImage Location Year GroupNotes N'Djamena Grand Mosque N'Djamena 1978 Su

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Malabo Mosque Malabo, Bioko Norte 2015 Su

Eritrea NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Masjid as-Sahabah Massawa 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. Great Mosque of Asmara Asmara 1938 The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column

Eswatini NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Ezulwini Mosque Lobamba 1978 Su

Ethiopia NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Al Nejashi Mosque Negash 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. It was recently renovated by TIKA, a Turkish cooperation organization.

The Gambia NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Pipeline Mosque Serekunda 1990

Ghana

Guinea

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Libya

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Jummah Mosque Port Louis 1852 Completed in the Moorish and Mughal styles.

Mayotte NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Tsingoni Mosque Tsingoni, Overseas France 1538 Considered the earliest mosque in France.

Morocco

Namibia NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Windhoek Islamic Center Windhoek, Khomas Region 1986

Niger

Nigeria

Réunion NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Noor-e-Islam Mosque Saint-Denis 1905

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

Sudan NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Throne Hall of 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. Al-Nilin Mosque Khartoum 1984 Su

Tanzania

Tunisia

Uganda NameImage Location Year GroupNotes Kibuli Mosque Kibuli, Kampala 1951 A national cultural site Aga Khan Mosque Kampala 1978 Sh A national cultural site Uganda National Mosque 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 worshippers.

Legend Group / Tradition Abbreviation Ahmadiyya A Non-denominational ND Shia Islam SH Sunni Islam Su

See also

Islam in Africa Lists of mosques

References