List of mosques 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 Jama Masjids in Baghdad which conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers.[1]

Abbasids

Name	Images	Year	District	Remarks
Al-Khulafa Mosque		c. 902–908	Rusafa	Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
Al-Kadhimiya Mosque		c. 915	Kadhimiya 33°22′47.89″N 44°20′16.64″E	One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam
Abu Hanifa Mosque		c. 1065	Adhamiya 33.372091°N 44.358409°E	Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi maddhab
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani		12th century	Rusafa	Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi		12th century	Rusafa	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	Rusafa	Originally built as mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[2]

Turco-Persian

Name	Images	Year	District	Remarks
Al-Sarai Mosque		1293	Rusafa
Murjan Mosque		1356	Rusafa

Ottomans

Name	Images	Year	District	Remarks
Said Sultan Ali Mosque		1590	Rusafa
Al-Asifyah Mosque		1608	Rusafa
Al-Wazeer Mosque		1660	Rusafa
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque		1796	Rusafa
Haydar-Khana Mosque		1819	Rusafa
Al-Adliya Mosque		1749	Rusafa

Modern

Name	Images	Year	District	Remarks
17th of Ramadan Mosque		1938	Rusafa
Fatah Pasha Mosque		1943	Kadhimiya
Barath Mosque		1954	Karkh
Al-Shawy Mosque		1954	Karkh
Al-Asafi Mosque		1956	Rusafa
Umm al-Tabweel Mosque		1968	Mansour
Al-Haj Bunnia Mosque		1973	Karkh
Al-Rahman mosque		1999	Mansour 33.311693°N 44.349488°E	uncompleted, construction halted
Umm al-Qura Mosque		2001	Karkh 33.337711°N 44.296058°E

Unknown

Name	Images	Year	District	Remarks
Shabandar Mosque		Oldest mention in 1902	Adhamiya	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]	Rusafa	Originally built as mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam

See also

• Iraqi art
• List of mosques in Iraq

References

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.

External links

• Baghdad Mosques, GlobalSecurity.org