List of mosques in Baghdad
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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.دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10-96.
[[Abbasids]]
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| Al-Khulafa Mosque
| 120px | c. 902–908 | {{center| Rusafa}} | Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era. |
| Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
| 120px | c. 915 | {{center|Kadhimiya | One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam |
| Abu Hanifa Mosque
| 120px | c. 1065 |{{center|Adhamiya | Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi madhhab |
| Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
| 120px | 12th century |{{center|Rusafa}} | Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order |
| Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi
| 120px | 12th century |{{center|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
| 120px | c. 1202 |{{center|Rusafa}} | Originally built as a mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.Jawad, Aymen. [http://iraqheritage.org/iraq-heritage.php ZUMURRUD KHATUN]. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018. |
| Qamariya Mosque
| 120px | c. 1242 | {{center|Karkh}} | |
[[History of Iran#Turco-Persian dynasties|Turco-Persian]]
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| Al-Sarai Mosque
| 120px | 1293 |{{center| Rusafa}} | |
| Murjan Mosque
| 120px | 1356 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
[[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]]
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| Al-Muradiyya Mosque
| 120px | 1570 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Syed Sultan Ali Mosque
| 120px | 1590 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Al-Asifyah Mosque
| 120px | 1608 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Al-Wazeer Mosque
| 120px | 1660 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Uzbek Mosque
| 120px | 1682 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Al-Ahmadiya Mosque
| 120px | 1796 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Haydar-Khana Mosque
| 120px | 1819 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Al-Adliya Mosque
| 120px | 1749 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
Modern
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| 17th of Ramadan Mosque
| 120px | 1938 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Fatah Pasha Mosque
| 120px | 1943 | {{center|Kadhimiya}} | |
| Buratha Mosque
| 120px | 1954 | {{center|Karkh}} |Shi'ite mosque, built on the site of a former Christian monastery. |
| Al-Shawy Mosque
| 120px | 1954 | {{center|Karkh}} | |
| Al-Asafi Mosque
| 120px | 1956 | {{center|Rusafa}} | |
| Umm al-Tabul Mosque
| 120px | 1968 | {{center|Al-Mansour}} | |
| Ibn Bunnieh Mosque
| 120px | 1973 | {{center|Karkh}} | |
| Hajja Saadia al-Omari Mosque
| 120px | 1976 | {{center|Al-Mansour}} | |
| Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque
| 120px | 2005 | {{center|Adhamiyah}} | A complete reconstruction of an older mosque, it contains the tomb of the last Abbasid Caliph, al-Musta'sim. |
| Al-Rahman mosque
| 120px | 1999 | {{center|Al-Mansour | uncompleted, construction halted |
| Umm al-Qura Mosque
| 120px | 2001 |{{center|Al-Mansour | |
Unknown
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| Shabandar Mosque
| 120px | Oldest mention in 1902 | {{center|Adhamiya}} | An old mosque built during the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1902 and located in the Adhamiya |
| Al-Khilani Mosque
| 120px | Oldest mention in 1726كشط الصدا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57. | {{center|Rusafa}} | Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Uthman, the second of The Four Deputies in Twelver Shia Islam |
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/baghdad-mosques.htm Baghdad Mosques], GlobalSecurity.org
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