This is a list of mosques in Iraq. There are 7,000 Sunni mosques and 3,500 Shia mosques in Iraq as a whole.بغداد – خدمة قدس برس – نور الدين العويديدي.Al Arab News. Retrieved January 11, 2018. According to the Office of Waqf and Sunnah in Iraq, in the capital city of Baghdad, there are 912 congregational mosques that conduct Friday Prayer and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers.دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10–96. In Fallujah, there are 970 mosques according to the 2009 data.الفلوجة.. من أسى الأيام الصعبة إلى حاضر النهوض المعلق سرمد القاسم – الحوار المتمدن – العدد: 3008 – 2010 / 5 / 18

List NameImagesLocationYearBranch Remarks Imam Ali Mosque (Basra) Basra ShUmayyad Mosque of Mosul (Al-Musaffi Mosque)Mosul637SuDemolished and rebuilt Great Mosque of Kufa Kūfa Sh The mosque entombs the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl, Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and Mukhtār al-Thaqafī, along with having many sites of historical relevance within the mosque. Al-Sahlah Mosque Kūfa Sh Believed to be the future home of Muhammad al-Mahdi. Imām Husayn Mosque Karbalā Sh Entombs the remains of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his sons ‘Alī al-Akbar and ‘Alī al-Asghar, those who fell at Karbalā, Habīb ibn Madhāhir al-Asadī, and Ibrāhīm al-Mujāb (son of Mūsā al-Kādhim) Great Mosque (Aqrah) Aqrah Su Al Abbas Mosque Karbalā Sh Entombs the remains of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, brother of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī. Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim Mosul Sh Entombs the remains of Abu'l Qasim Yahya ibn al-Hasan. Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014. Great Mosque of Samarra Sāmarrā' Su Abu Dulaf Mosque Sāmarrā' Su Al-Khulafa Mosque Baghdād SuWhy is Khulafa Mosque's minaret on verge of collapse? Al Monitor. Retrieved January 5, 2018. Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era. Al-Kadhimiya Mosque Baghdād Sh Entombs the remains of two Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms: Mūsā al-Kādhim and Muhammad al-Taqī. Al-'Askari Mosque Sāmarrā' Sh Entombs the remains of Twelver Shī'ah Imāms, 'Alī an-Naqī and his son Hasan al-'Askarī, as well as Narjis Khātūn and Hakimah Khātūn. Imam Ali Shrine Najaf Sh Entombs the remains of the first Shī'ah Imām, Alī ibn Abī Tālib. Minaret of Anah Anah Su Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2016. Al-Hannanah Mosque Kūfa-Najaf metropolis Sh Believed to be keeping the head of Husayn ibn Ali Abu Hanifa Mosque Baghdād Su Entombs the remains of Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān. Shrine of the Forty Tikrit SuEntombs the remains of Amr ibn Junayda Al-Ghafari. Demolished in 2014 and undergoing restoration. Al-Mujahidi Mosque Mosul Su Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014–2015. Great Mosque of Amadiya Amadiya Su Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra Basra Su Entombs the remains of Hasan of Basra Imam Saad bin Aqil' ShrineTal Afar Sh Entombs the remains of a governor of the Upper Mesopotamia. Great Mosque of al-Nuri Mosul Su The minaret and mosque was destroyed in 2017 during the Battle of Mosul; reconstructed and reopened in 2024. Mashhad Radd al-Shams Hillah Sh Formerly a Babylonian temple, now a shrine believed to be the spot where the event of Radd al-Shams occurred. Al-Sarai Mosque (King Ghazi Mosque) Baghdād SuHaydar-Khana MosqueBaghdādSuEstablished in the 12th century and rebuilt in Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani Baghdād Su Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi orderMausoleum of Umar SuhrawardiBaghdādSuOriginally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque Mosul Su Damaged by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015. Imam al-Baher Mosque Mosul Su Formerly a tomb for Imam Al-Baher which no longer exists after the reconstruction in 2022. Zumurrud Khatun Mosque Baghdād Su Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Mudhafaria Minaret Erbil Su Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque Sinjar Sh Contains a shrine dedicated to a daughter of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin.Qamariya MosqueBaghdad Mausoleum of Ahmad al-Rifa'i Al-Rifa'i District Su Entombs the remains of Ahmad al-Rifa'i, the founder of the Rifa'i tariqah. Murjan Mosque Baghdād Su Al-Nukhailah Mosque Al Kifl ShContains Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, which houses the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel. Al-Nabi Yunus Mosque Mosul Su Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014. 17th of Ramadan Mosque Baghdad ShWent by many names throughout its history. Al-Ahmadiya Mosque Baghdād Su Al-Adliya Mosque Baghdad Su Built by Adila Khatun Al-Asifyah Mosque Baghdād Su Ezra's Tomb Maysan Governorate Sh Ibn Bunnieh Mosque Baghdād Sh Al-Khilani Mosque Baghdād before 1726 Sh Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam Jalil Khayat Mosque Erbil Su Mausoleum of Kumayl ibn Ziyad Najaf Sh Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque Tal Afar N/A Sh It was destroyed in 2014 by ISIL. Al-Maqam Mosque Basra Sh Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar Kūfa before 20th-century; 2011 reconstruction Sh Mosul Grand Mosque Mosul U/C Su When completed, will be the largest mosque in Mosul. Mosque of the Prophet Daniel Kirkuk Sh Located inside the Kirkuk Citadel. Contains the tombs of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. Mishael's tomb is currently no longer present in the structure. Mosque of the Prophet Seth Mosul Su Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014. Al-Rahman mosque Baghdād U/CSh uncompleted, construction halted Mosque of Salman al-Farsi Salman Pak Sh Formerly a Sunni mosque, transferred to the Shi'ite management in the 21st century. Built around the purported mausoleum of Salman al-Farsi in 1950. Mausoleum of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki Al-Kahla District Sh Contains the tomb of Sayyid Ali al-Zaki, a 10th-century Muslim scholar. Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah Su First mosque in Sulaymaniyah. Entombs the remains of local cleric Haji Kaka Ahmad and his grandson Mahmud Barzanji. It contains a cafeteria where meals for the needy are served. Said Sultan Ali Mosque Baghdād Su Shaykh Rajab Mosque Rawa Su Imam Sultan Saqi Shrine Kirkuk Sh Historic site in Kirkuk which also includes a cemetery around it. Umm al-Tabul Mosque Baghdād Su Built in commemoration of the officers participating in the 1959 Mosul uprising. Umm al-Qura Mosque Baghdād Su Al-Wazeer Mosque Baghdād Su Al-Hamra Mosque Kufa Sh One of the oldest mosques in Kufa, it includes a small shrine dedicated to biblical Jonah (Prophet Yunus).

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See also

Islam in Iraq Lists of mosques List of mosques in Baghdad List of Islamic structures in Mosul

References