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The oldest mosques in the world can refer to the oldest, surviving building or to the oldest mosque congregation. There is also a distinction between old mosque buildings in continuous use as mosques and others no longer used as mosques. In terms of congregations, there are early established congregations that have been in continuous existence ...
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu, Somalia is the largest mosque in the Horn of Africa. Islam was introduced to the northern Somali coast early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after the hijra. Zeila's two-mihrab Masjid al-Qiblatayn dates to the 7th century, and is the oldest mosque in the city. [10]
Name Images Country City Year Remarks Egypt Grand Mosque (Masjid Misr al- Kabeer) Egypt New Administrative Capital: 2023 Masjid Misr Al Kabeer, also known as the Egypt Grand Mosque is part of the newly opened Egypt Islamic Cultural Centre, is the largest mosque in Africa and third-largest in the middle east and is considered as one of the largest in the world.
The Larabanga Mosque (Arabic: مسجد لارابانجا, romanized: Masjid Lārābānjā) is a mosque built in the Sudanese architectural style in the village of Larabanga, Ghana. It is the oldest mosque in the country and one of the oldest in West Africa, and has been referred to as the "Mecca of West Africa".
Residing on the coast of East Africa, the Great Mosque was one of the many structures in Kilwa that was built in a fairly common fashion of its time. Like its name suggests it was remarkably larger than the other mosques being built on the island. [2] The walls of the mosque were built and developed of generally squared and coursed coral stone.
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The Mosque of the Companions (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلصَّحَابَة , romanized: Masjid aṣ-Ṣaḥābah) [citation needed] is a mosque in the city of Massawa, Eritrea. According to local tradition, the mosque dates to the early 7th century CE and is believed by some to be the first mosque in Africa.