List of mosques in Baghdad

This is a list of mosques in Baghdad from different dynastic periods.

Baghdad, in Iraq, was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic advancements. Today, there are 912 congregational mosques in Baghdad that conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques that only hold regular daily prayers.دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10–96. List

NameImagesPeriodYearBranch DistrictRemarks Al-Khulafa Mosque Abbasid Su Rusafa Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era. Al-Kazimiyya Mosque Abbasid TS Kadhimiya One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam Abu Hanifa Mosque Abbasid Su Adhamiya Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi madhhab Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani Abbasid Su Rusafa Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi Abbasid Su Rusafa Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order Zumurrud Khatun Mosque Abbasid Rusafa Originally built as a mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018. Qamariya Mosque Abbasid Karkh Al-Sarai Mosque Ilkhanate Su Rusafa Murjan Mosque Ilkhanid Rusafa Al-Aqoli Mosque Ilkhanid Su Rusafa Built next to the tomb of Ibn al-Aquli, a mufti and Islamic judge who served the Islamic court during the reign of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan. Al-Muradiyya Mosque Ottoman Rusafa Syed Sultan Ali Mosque Ottoman Su Rusafa Al-Asifyah Mosque Ottoman Su Rusafa Al-Wazeer Mosque Ottoman Su Rusafa Uzbek Mosque Ottoman Su Rusafa Al-Khilani Mosque unknown كشط الصدا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57. TS Rusafa Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam. Al-Ahmadiya Mosque Ottoman Su Rusafa Haydar-Khana Mosque Ottoman Su; Sh Rusafa Al-Adliya Mosque Ottoman Rusafa Shabandar Mosque Ottoman Su Adhamiya An old mosque built during the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1902 and located in the Adhamiya 17th of Ramadan Mosque Modern Rusafa Fatah Pasha Mosque Modern Kadhimiya Buratha Mosque Modern TS Karkh Twelver Shi'ite mosque, built on the site of a former Christian monastery Al-Shawy Mosque Modern Su Karkh Al-Asafi Mosque Modern Rusafa Umm al-Tabul Mosque Modern Al-Mansour Ibn Bunnieh Mosque Modern Karkh Hajja Saadia al-Omari Mosque Modern Al-Mansour Al-Rahman mosque Modern Su; Sh Al-Mansour Incomplete, construction halted Umm al-Qura Mosque Modern Su Al-Mansour Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque Modern Su Adhamiyah A complete reconstruction of an older mosque, it contains the tomb of the last Abbasid Caliph, al-Musta'sim.

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See also

Architecture of Iraq Islam in Iraq List of mosques in Iraq Tourism in Baghdad

References

External links

Baghdad Mosques, GlobalSecurity.org