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]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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 / 33.372091; 44.358409
 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 / 33.311693; 44.349488
 uncompleted, construction halted
Umm al-Qura Mosque 2001
Karkh
33.337711°N 44.296058°E / 33.337711; 44.296058

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

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.
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