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List of mosques in Baghdad

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Saadia al-Omari Mosque in Baghdad

Baghdad, located in Iraq, was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic advancements. This is a list of mosques in Baghdad from different dynastic periods. Today, there are 912 Congregational mosques in Baghdad that conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques that only hold regular daily prayers.[1]

Name Images Year District Remarks
Al-Khulafa Mosque c. 902–908 Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque c. 915
Kadhimiya
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One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam
Abu Hanifa Mosque c. 1065 Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi madhhab
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani 12th century Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi 12th century Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order
Zumurrud Khatun Mosque c. 1202 Originally built as a mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[2]
Qamariya Mosque c. 1242
Name Images Year District Remarks
Al-Sarai Mosque 1293
Murjan Mosque 1356
Name Images Year District Remarks
Al-Muradiyya Mosque 1570
Syed Sultan Ali Mosque 1590
Al-Asifyah Mosque 1608
Al-Wazeer Mosque 1660
Uzbek Mosque 1682
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque 1796
Haydar-Khana Mosque 1819
Al-Adliya Mosque 1749

Modern

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Name Images Year District Remarks
17th of Ramadan Mosque 1938
Fatah Pasha Mosque 1943
Buratha Mosque 1954 Shi'ite mosque, built on the site of a former Christian monastery.
Al-Shawy Mosque 1954
Al-Asafi Mosque 1956
Umm al-Tabul Mosque 1968
Ibn Bunnieh Mosque 1973
Hajja Saadia al-Omari Mosque 1976
Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque 2005 A complete reconstruction of an older mosque, it contains the tomb of the last Abbasid Caliph, al-Musta'sim.
Al-Rahman mosque 1999 uncompleted, construction halted
Umm al-Qura Mosque 2001

Unknown

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Name Images Year District Remarks
Shabandar Mosque Oldest mention in 1902 An old mosque built during the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1902 and located in the Adhamiya
Al-Khilani Mosque Oldest mention in 1726[3] Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam

See also

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References

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  1. ^ دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
  2. ^ Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ كشط الصدا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57.
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