List of mosques in Baghdad

Saadia al-Omari Mosque in Baghdad

This is a list of mosques in Baghdad from different dynastic periods.

Baghdad, in Iraq, was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic advancements. Today, there are 912 Congregational mosques in Baghdad that conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques that only hold regular daily prayers.[1]

List

Name Images Period Year Branch District Remarks
Al-Khulafa Mosque Abbasid c. 902–908 Su Rusafa Oldest existing mosque in Baghdad, although renovated for numerous times. The minaret dates back to the Abbasid era.
Al-Kazimiyya Mosque Abbasid c. 915 TS Kadhimiya
33°22′47.89″N 44°20′16.64″E / 33.3799694°N 44.3379556°E / 33.3799694; 44.3379556		 One of the holiest sites for Twelver Shia Islam
Abu Hanifa Mosque Abbasid c. 1065 Su Adhamiya
33°22′20″N 44°21′30″E / 33.372091°N 44.358409°E / 33.372091; 44.358409		 Preserves the tomb of Abu Hanifa, the founder of Hanafi madhhab
Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani Abbasid 12th century Su Rusafa Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abdul Qadir Gilan, the founder of Qadiriyya Sufi order
Mausoleum of Umar Suhrawardi Abbasid 12th century Su 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 Abbasid c. 1202 Rusafa Originally built as a mausoleum. The minaret is considered the oldest surviving in Baghdad.[2]
Qamariya Mosque Abbasid c. 1242 Karkh
Al-Sarai Mosque Ilkhanate 1293 Su Rusafa
Murjan Mosque Ilkhanid 1356 Rusafa
Al-Aqoli Mosque Ilkhanid 1372 Su Rusafa Built next to the tomb of Ibn al-Aquli, a mufti and Islamic judge who served the Islamic court during the reign of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan.[3]
Al-Muradiyya Mosque Ottoman 1570 Rusafa
Syed Sultan Ali Mosque Ottoman 1590 Su Rusafa
Al-Asifyah Mosque Ottoman 1608 Su Rusafa
Al-Wazeer Mosque Ottoman 1660 Su Rusafa
Uzbek Mosque Ottoman 1682 Su Rusafa
Al-Khilani Mosque unknown c. 1726[4] TS 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.
Al-Ahmadiya Mosque Ottoman 1796 Su Rusafa
Haydar-Khana Mosque Ottoman 1819 Su; Sh Rusafa
Al-Adliya Mosque Ottoman 1749 Rusafa
Shabandar Mosque Ottoman c. 1902 Su Adhamiya An old mosque built during the era of the Ottoman Empire in 1902 and located in the Adhamiya
17th of Ramadan Mosque Modern 1938 Rusafa
Fatah Pasha Mosque Modern 1943 Kadhimiya
Buratha Mosque Modern 1954 TS Karkh Twelver Shi'ite mosque, built on the site of a former Christian monastery
Al-Shawy Mosque Modern 1954 Su Karkh
Al-Asafi Mosque Modern 1956 Rusafa
Umm al-Tabul Mosque Modern 1968 Al-Mansour
Ibn Bunnieh Mosque Modern 1973 Karkh
Hajja Saadia al-Omari Mosque Modern 1976 Al-Mansour
Al-Rahman mosque Modern 1999 Su; Sh Al-Mansour
33°18′42″N 44°20′58″E / 33.311693°N 44.349488°E / 33.311693; 44.349488		 Incomplete, construction halted
Umm al-Qura Mosque Modern 2001 Su Al-Mansour
33°20′16″N 44°17′46″E / 33.337711°N 44.296058°E / 33.337711; 44.296058
Al-Musta'sim Billah Mosque Modern 2005 Su Adhamiyah A complete reconstruction of an older mosque, it contains the tomb of the last Abbasid Caliph, al-Musta'sim.
Group
Su Sunni
Sh Shī‘ah
TS Twelver Shī‘ah

See also

References

  1. ↑ دليل الجوامع والمساجد التراثية القديمة. pp.10–96.
  2. ↑ Jawad, Aymen. ZUMURRUD KHATUN. Iraq Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Al-Muhammadaoui, Youssef (February 11, 2026). "مسجد العاقولي.. 700 عام من العبادة والحياة" [Al-Aqoli Mosque... 700 years of worship and life]. Al-Sabaah Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ كشط الصدا وغسل الران في زيارة العراق وما والاها من البلدان. p.57.
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