List of mosques in Jordan
List
This list of mosques is sorted by date order, from earliest to most recent, where the completion date is known.
| Name | Images | Location | Year (CE) | Remarks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Husseini Mosque | .JPG) | Amman | 7th century | Oldest mosque in Amman; rebuilt in 1927 | [1][2] |
| Great mosque Ajlun |  | Ajlun | 1247 | ||
| Mosque of Abu Ubaidah Amer ibn al-Jarrah |  | Deir Alla | 13th century | The mausoleum that contains the purported tomb of Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah was completed in the 13th century; and the mosque was completed in the 20th century. | |
| Nabi Harun Shrine | Mount Hor, Petra | 14th century | [3][4] | ||
| Maqam Nabi Yusha' |  | As-Salt | 16th century | The mausoleum that contains the purported tomb of the biblical Joshua was completed in the 16th century; and the mosque was completed in 2004. | |
| Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque | Irbid | Ottoman era | |||
| Prophet Jadur Shrine |  | Al-Salt | 1958 | ||
| King Abdullah I Mosque |  | Amman | 1989 | ||
| King Hussein Mosque |  | Amman | 2005 | ||
| Prophet Shu'ayb Mosque |  | As-Salt | 2003 | The present day mosque was built in 2003 over the shrine of the Islamic prophet Shu'ayb, although the actual shrine has existed for longer than that since at least the 1950s. | [5] |
| Abdul Qadir Gilani Mosque, Jordan |  | Irbed | |||
| Mausoleum of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib |  | Al-Mazar al-Janubi | 13th century | Originally built by Baybars over the grave of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, a companion of Muhammad. | [6][7] |
| Maqam Abdurrahman ibn Awf |  | Amman | 2004 | Built to commemorate the encampment of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf in this area. | [8][9] |
See also
References
- ↑ Northedge, Alastair (January 1989). "The Umayyad Mosque of Amman". Alastair Northedge. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ↑ Schwedler, Jillian (April 19, 2022). Protesting Jordan: Geographies of Power and Dissent. Stanford University Press. pp. 70–86. ISBN 978-1-5036-3159-5. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Aaron's Tomb, Petra". Atlas Travel and Tourist Agency. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Tomb of Aaron". United States Naval Academy. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
- ↑ "وادي شعيب.. ذاكرة المقام والماء" [Wadi Shu'aib... a memory of the shrine and the water]. Sahīfat al-Raʾy al-Urduniyyah (in Arabic). August 18, 2021.
- ↑ Al-Bakhit, M.A. (2009). Mamlakat al-Karak fī al-ʿAhd al-Mamlūkī [The Kingdom of Kerak in the Mamluk Era] (in Arabic). Amman, Jordan: Wizārat al-Thaqāfah.
- ↑ Al-Husseini, Ahmed (August 26, 2011). "على بوّابة بلدة «المزار» في الأردن مقام جعفر بن أبي طالب رضوان الله عليه شبيه الرَّسول الأكرم خَلْقاً وخُلُقاً" [At the entrance to the town of Al- Mazar in Jordan is the shrine of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, who resembled the most honorable Messenger in appearance and character]. Al-Saraer (in Arabic).
- ↑ Rumman, Abu (October 20, 2024). "حديقة أم آثار؟ ماذا وراء أعمال الإنشاء في مقام عبد الرحمن بن عوف؟" [Is it a garden or an archaeological site? What's behind the construction work at the shrine of Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf?]. Husna F.M. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ↑ Abdari, Mahmoud (March 16, 2026). "مقام الصحابي الجليل عبد الرحمن بن عوف… معلم ديني شمال عمّان" [The shrine of the great companion Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf... a religious landmark north of Amman]. Addus Tour (in Arabic). Retrieved May 14, 2026.
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