List of mosques in Greece

This is a list of mosques in Greece, sorted by geographic region that are open and functioning as mosques (, , ) and places of worship for Muslims in Greece.

For buildings that may have previously functioned as mosques and are either still standing and no longer used for worship, or are no longer extant, see the list of former mosques in Greece.

Construction of mosques in Greece has been documented since the period of the Ottoman Empire in Greece. Most of the mosques listed were built in the late 14th to early 20th centuries, when parts of modern Greece were part of the Ottoman Empire.Canard (1971), pp. 1084–1085Kazhdan (1991), p. 96 Later several Christian churches throughout Greece were also converted into mosques after the Ottoman conquest, like the Hagios Demetrios church in Thessaloniki. Although gradually Hagios Demetrios was converted back into a church after Greek independence and the annexation of other territories.

Mosques in current use

Attica and Central Greece List of active mosques in Attica that encompasses the entire metropolitan area of Athens, and the rest of Central Greece which encompasses Attica.

NameImageLocationYear Remarks Votanikos Mosque Athens 2020 First purpose-built mosque in Athens after Greek Independence, fully-funded by the Greek government

Central Macedonia List of active mosques in Central Macedonia administrative region.

NameImageLocationYear Remarks Yeni Mosque Thessaloniki1902 Built by Vitaliano Poselli. Ceased use in 1923 and, after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it was repurposed for the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and then as an exhibition center. It was re-opened for worship for major Islamic festivals in 2012 and again during the 2020s.

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace List of active mosques in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace administrative region.

NameImageLocationYear Remarks Yeni Mosque Komotini 1585 Completed during the Ottoman era, it is the only surviving structure in Greece to feature Iznik tiles from the 1580s, the zenith of the Iznik potters' art. Eski Mosque Komotini1608 Completed during the Ottoman era, the building has been variously used as a mosque, a church, and returned to use as a mosque since 1920, rebuilt with two minarets. Kayali Mosque Komotini1730 Part of the larger Hayriyye Madrasa (Islamic school) complex, which is still operational to this day. Achrian Mosque Xanthi16th century Rebuilt in 1850 after the 1829 earthquakes, it's a single-hall stone building with a surviving minaret and an adjoining cemetery with graves from 1580–1896. Alaca Mosque Didymoteicho1753 One of the two surviving mosques in Didymoteicho (out of twelve) and the only one still in use. Also called the Market Mosque, Small Mosque and Sadirvan Mosque. Alexandroupolis Mosque Alexandroupolis 1906 Completed during the Ottoman era, the building is made of stone, bricks, and marble, with elaborate decoration and a multitude of engraved inscriptions; a minaret is on the western side of the mosque. Green Mosque Echinos One of the three mosques in Echinos, a Pomak village. Karaca Ahmet Mosque Echinos1960s Built in the 1960s on the site of an old tekke and türbe of a man named Karaca Ahmet, who supposedly along with his sister Karaca Ayse visited Echinos and was offered hospitality by the locals. Today the old tekke and türbe are inside the mosque.

North and South Aegean List of active mosques located in the Aegean Islands, the group of islands in the Aegean Sea between mainland Greece and Turkey, split between the North Aegean and South Aegean administrative regions.

NameImageLocationYear Remarks Ibrahim Pasha Mosque Rhodes1540 Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is the only operational mosque in Rhodes of the twelve mosques from the Ottoman era Gazi Hasan Pasha Mosque Platani1778 Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is one of two operational mosques of the five mosques on the island of Kos. Defterdar Mosque Kos Completed during the Ottoman era, the mosque is one of two operational mosques of the five mosques on the island of Kos.

List of mosques in Greece

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