List of mosques in Iraq

This is a list of mosques in Iraq. There are 7,000 Sunni mosques and 3,500 Shia mosques in Iraq as a whole.[1] According to the Office of Waqf and Sunnah in Iraq, in the capital city of Baghdad, there are 912 Jama Masjids which conduct Friday Prayer and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers.[2] In Falujah, there are 970 mosques according to the 2009 data.[3]

Name Images Location Year Branch Remarks
17th of Ramadan Mosque Baghdād 1938 ?
Al Abbas Mosque Karbalā 7th century Sh Entombs the remains of ‘Abbās ibn ‘Alī, brother of Shī‘ah Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī.
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani Baghdād 12th century Su Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
Abu Dulaf Mosque Sāmarrā' 859 Su
Abu Hanifa Mosque Baghdād 10th century Su Entombs the remains of Abū Ḥanīfah an-Nuʿmān.
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque Baghdād 1796 Su
Minaret of Anah Anah 996-1096 ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2016.
Al-'Askarī Mosque Sāmarrā' 944 TS 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.
Al-Asifyah Mosque Baghdād 1608 ?
Great Mosque of Amadiya Amadiya 1177 ?
Ezra's Tomb Maysan Governorate 1768 ?
Great Mosque (Aqrah) Aqrah 7th century Su
Green Mosque (Mosul) Mosul 1133 ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014-2015.
Great State Mosque Ramadi 1999 ? Formerly called Great Mosque of Saddam.
Al-Haj Bunnia Mosque Baghdād 1973 ?
Al-Hannanah Mosque Kūfa-Najaf metropolis 997-1041 Sh Believed to be keeping the head of Husayn ibn Ali
Haydar-Khana Mosque Baghdād 1819 ?
Imām ‘Alī Mosque Najaf 977 Sh Entombs the remains of the first Shī'ah Imām, Alī ibn Abī Tālib.
Imam Ali Mosque (Basra) Basra 635 ?
Imam al-Baher Mosque Mosul 12th-13th century ? Preserves the tomb of Imam Al-Baher.Destroyed by ISIL in 2014 by explosives.
Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra Basra 1185 Su Entombs the remains of Hasan of Basra
Imām Husayn Mosque Karbalā 680 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)
Al-Imam Muhsin Mosque Mosul 12th century ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2015.
Jalil Khayat Mosque Erbil 1997 Su
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque Baghdād 915 TS Entombs the remains of two Twelver Shī‘ah Imāms: Mūsā al-Kādhim and Muhammad al-Taqī.
Mausoleum of Kumayl ibn Ziyad Najaf ? Sh
Al-Khilani Mosque Baghdād ? Sh Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam
Al-Khulafa Mosque Baghdād 902-908 Su[4] Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
Great Mosque of Kufa Kūfa 639 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.
Sheikh Jawad Al-Sadiq Mosque Tal Afar ? Sh It was destroyed in 2014 by ISIL.
Shrine of Ibrahim birthplace Sulaymaniyah ? ? Located near the Zigurrat of Ur.
Al-Maqam Mosque Basra 1754 ?
Mausoleum of Maytham al-Tammar Kūfa ? Sh
Mosul Grand Mosque Mosul ? Su The largest mosque in Mosul.
Mudhafaria Minaret Erbil 1190-1232 ?
Murjan Mosque Baghdād 1356 ?
Al-Nukhailah Mosque Al Kifl 1309 Sh Contains Dhu'l Kifl Shrine, which houses the tomb of the prophet Ezekiel.
Al-Nu'maniyah Mosque Baghdād 1855 ?
Great Mosque of al-Nuri Mosul 1172-1173 Su The minaret was destroyed in 2017 during the Battle of Mosul.
Mosque of the Prophet Daniel Kirkuk 9th century ? Located inside the Kirkuk Citadel. Contains the tombs of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.
Mosque of the Prophet Jonah Mosul 637 ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Mosque of the Prophet Seth Mosul 1791 ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Al-Rahman mosque Baghdād 1999 ? uncompleted, construction halted
Al-Sahlah Mosque Kūfa 656-660 Sh Believed to be the future home of Muhammad al-Mahdi.
Mausoleum of Sa'id ibn Jubayr Kut 1826 ?
Mausoleum of Sayeed Ali al-Zaki Al-Kahla District ? ?
Great Mosque of Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah 1784 ?
Said Sultan Ali Mosque Baghdād 1590 ?
Great Mosque of Samarra Sāmarrā' 851 ?
Al-Sarai Mosque Baghdād 1293 Su
Radd Al Shams Mosque Hillah 1190 ?
Sheikh Rajab Mosque Rawa 1625 ?
Al-Sulaymaniyah Mosque Baghdād 2010[5] ?
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi Baghdād 12th century Su Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Shahab al-Din Abu Hafs Umar Suhrawardi, the founder of Suhrawardiyya Sufi order
Umm al-Tabweel Mosque Baghdād 1968 ?
Umm al-Qura Mosque Baghdād 2001 Su
Al-Wazeer Mosque Baghdād 1660 Su
Mausoleum of Yahya Abu al-Qasim Mosul 799 ? Destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant in 2014.
Great Mosque of Zahra Kut 1997 ?
Zumurrud Khatun Mosque Baghdād 1202 ? Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[6]
Group
Su Sunni
Sh Shī‘ah
TS Twelver Shī‘ah
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References
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  2. دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
  3. الفلوجة.. من أسى الأيام الصعبة إلى حاضر النهوض المعلق سرمد القاسم - الحوار المتمدن - العدد: 3008 - 2010 / 5 / 18
  4. Why is Khulafa Mosque's minaret on verge of collapse? Al Monitor. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. افتتاح مسجد السليمانية في الميدان ببغداد. Masajed Iraq. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
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