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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 that conduct Friday Prayer and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers . [ 2 ]
Imam Ali's shrine is among the last of the Shi'ite shrines in Iraq to retains its nearly full set of original antique tiles. [13] Around the shrine on its North, East, and Southern sides is a large courtyard surrounded by pointed arch arcades, while the shrine is linked on the West to the Al-Ra's Mosque. The courtyard arcades are two floors in ...
Al-Sarraji Mosque (Arabic: جامع السراجي) is an ancient historical mosque located in the Abi al-Khasib district in Basra, Iraq. Al-Sarraji Mosque is characterized by its ancient heritage and archaeological architecture and is distinguished by its luxurious archaeological minaret built of ancient bricks. [ 1 ]
The Mosul Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الموصل الكبير) is an incomplete Sunni Islamic mosque located in Mosul, Iraq. The mosque is situated in the Taqafah district bordering the Tigris river near the Nineveh archeological site. Its construction started during the Saddam Hussein rule, but works were interrupted because of the ...
This is a list of lists of mosques in North America, including mosques in Central America, sorted by country. This list is incomplete; ...
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]
Photograph of the Mosque by Latif al-Ani during the 1960s.. When al-Rashid Street was opened after the independence of the Kingdom of Iraq, engineers have suggested removing the mosque because it impedes the straightening of the street, but King Faisal I rejected the idea in favor of preserving the mosque, this decision was also backed by British archeologist and writer Gertrude Bell who also ...
Pages in category "Mosques in Iraq" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...