List of mosques in Spain

This is a list of mosques in Spain. It lists Muslim mosques (Arabic: Masjid, Spanish: Mezquita) and Islamic centers in Spain. It list only open, functioning mosques that allow Muslims to perform Islamic prayers (Salah). For a list of old historical mosques built during Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) period, please see the list of former mosques in Spain.

The exact number of mosques in Spain vary according to different sources and estimates. As of May 2018, El Observatorio del Pluralismo Religioso en España (Observatory of Religious Pluralism in Spain) listed 1588 places of Muslim worship on their website.[1] According to a former 2010 estimate, there were 13 large mosques and more than 1000 smaller mosques and Islamic prayer rooms scattered across the country serving an estimated Muslim population of 1.5 million. The majority of them were located in Catalonia in northeastern Spain.

The number of mosques has been increasing with the growth of Islam in Spain, resulting mainly from immigration from Muslim countries, and increasing number of Muslim tourists visiting the country. However finding a mosque or prayer facility is still difficult in many places outside major cities and towns.


List of mosques in Spain

This is a list of open, functioning mosques only. It list some, but by no means all of the active mosques in Spain. But it does not include historic former mosques in Spain like the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba that do not allow Islamic prayers on their premises.

Name City Images Opened Denomination Facilities & Services Notes
Abu Bakr Mosque Madrid 1983 ? Offices, nursery, school, library, auditorium, shop Financed by donations from various Arab countries [2]
King Abdul Aziz Mosque Marbella 1981 Salafi school of Islamic theology ? Financed by Saudi Prince Salman Ben Abdulaziz Al Saud [3]
Omar ibn al-Jattab Mosque (Islamic Cultural Centre of Madrid) Madrid 1992 ? Library, auditorium, tailoring and dressmaking school, restaurant, fitness centre [4] Financed by King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud [5]
Al-Andalus Mosque Malaga 2007 Salafi school of Islamic theology Nursery, auditorium, rooms for men and women, translation service [6] Financed by Saudi Arabia and owned by the Suhail Foundation [7]
Al-Morabito Mosque Cordoba 40's, reopened in 2007 ? ? Spain's first modern mosque. Built during Spanish Civil War as a gift for Franco's Muslim soldiers.
Mosque of Fuengirola] Fuengirola 1994 Salafi school of Islamic theology ? Financed by Saudi Arabia and linked to the Muslim World League [8]
Great Mosque of Granada Granada 2003 Sufism (Sufi movement inspired of Darqawi’s brotherhood, founded by the Scottish Muslim convert, Ian Dallas, in the 1970s)[9] ? Financed by donations from Islamic countries (Libya, Morocco, the Arab Emirates, and Malaysia) [10]
Basharat Mosque Pedro Abad 1982 ? ?
Islamic Cultural Centre of Valencia Valencia 1992 ? ? Financed by Kuwaiti capital and under the authority of the Organisation of Arab Cities [11]
Mezquita del Buen Acuerdo Melilla 1927, reopened in 2011 ? ?
Mezquita Central de Melilla Melilla 1947, reopened in 1994 ? ?
Mezquita de Muley El Medhi Ceuta 1940 ? ?
Mezquita Sidi Embarek Ceuta 1940 (Marabout from the 18th century)[12] ? ?
Mosque al-Biada (Alqueria de los Rosales Mosque) Granada

2001 ? Faculty of Studies of Al-Andalus Financial support of Shaykh Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasim, Emir of Sharjah [13]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

See also

References
  1. "El Observatorio del Pluralismo Religioso en España". observatorioreligion.es. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  3. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  4. Centro Cultural Islámico de Madrid. "Página Principal". Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  6. Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
  7. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  8. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  9. Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
  10. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. pp. 485–486.
  11. Moreras, Jordi. Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., Goddard, H., & Maréchal, B. (Eds). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 3. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 485.
  12. Portal Oficial de Ceuta. "Patrimonio Cultural de Ceuta". web.ceuta.es. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. Moreras, Jordi (2013). Spain. Nielsen, J., Akgönül, S., Alibašić, A., & Racius, E. (Eds.). Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 5. Leiden, Niederlande: Brill. p. 609.
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