Mosque
Notable mosques. Description should include name, year(s) of construction, denomination (if not stated, we assume it's Sunni) and remarkable facts that prove it's special / remarkable in any way.
World Heritage Sites connected to 'Mosque':
Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Great Mosque, origins in 11th century, its minaret can be seen as the prototype for three-tiered minarets like the Giralda in Seville (although this also is attributed to the Koutoubia Mosque of Marrakech)Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Chinguetti, the Great, "Friday Mosque" - created by the city founders sometime in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The minaret of this ancient structure is supposed to be the second oldest in continuous use anywhere in the Muslim world.Bagerhat Mosque of Shait Gumbad (or Sixty Dome Mosque) and several others - 15th century - SunniBahla Fort (Old) Friday Mosque - 14th-century sculpted mihrab - IbadiBosra Mosque of Omar, one of the oldest surviving mosques in the world (720/1), built on the site of a pagan templeCordoba Mezquita - 8th century - Sunni (former mosque, now a cathedral)Damascus Umayyad Mosque - 706/715 - Sunni; Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque - ?? - Shia; Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque - ?? - ShiaDerbent ‘Djuma-mesjid’ is one of the earliest mosques in
the former USSR. It probably dates from the 8th century,
though renovated or rebuilt in the 14th and 17th centuries.Divrigi Great Mosque - 1228/29 - SunniDjenné Great Mosque (made of mud) - originating from 1300, rebuilt in 1907/9 - SunniHistoric Cairo Al-Azhar Mosque, 975, Sunni, connected to one of the world's oldest universities, home to Arab medieval scholarship; Sultan Hassan Mosque, 1356, Sunni, a masterpiece of Mamluk architecture Istanbul Süleymaniye Mosque (1557 - Sunni), Sultan Ahmet Mosque (1616 - Sunni, also known als Blue Mosque) and many moreKasbah of Algiers Great Mosque of Algiers, 1097, Sunni, one of the few remaining examples of Almoravid architectureKazan Kremlin Kazan Qol Sharif - the only 21st Century building identified in a nomination M'Zab Valley Central town mosques in each of the 5 ksours; 11th century (reconstructed); IbadiMedina of Marrakesh Koutoubia Mosque, 1147, Sunni, its minaret has greatly influences Spanish architecture Meidan Emam, Esfahan Shah mosque - 17th century - ShiaMostar Cejvan Cehaj Mosque, 1552, Sunni, a notable example of Ottoman sacred architecture in the Balkans Old City of Acre Jezzar Pasha Mosque, 1781, Sunni, the best example of Ottoman architecture in Israel (and perhaps in the entire Levant) Old City of Jerusalem Al-Aqsa Mosque (Sunni), originating from the 8th century and rebuilt in the 11thOld Town of Galle Meeran Jumma Mosque - originating from 1750s and rebuilt in 1904 - SunniRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara Great Mosque of Kilwa - From 10th century but mainly 12th/13th. Sunni (?). First true dome on East African coast.Safranbolu Several mosques, dating from 1322 (Old Mosque, Sunni) til the 19th century Kacak and Hamadiye mosquesSamarkand Bibi-Khanym Mosque (1399-1404), SunniSamarra Great Mosque - was the largest mosque in the Islamic World when it was built between 849 and 852, its Spiral Minaret is the most unusual in the Islamic world & the somewhat smaller look-a-like Abu Dulaf Mosque from the same period (both Sunni)Thatta Shah Jahan mosque - 1647/49 - SunniTimbuktu Djinguereber Mosque, 1327, Sunni Toledo Mosque of Christ of the Light (Mezquita del Cristo de la Luz ), 999, Sunni, the only remaining mosque in Toledo
