List of mosques in Africa
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This is a partial list of mosques in Africa.
List of mosques by African country
Algeria
Benin
Botswana
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobatse Mosque | Lobatse, South-East | 1967 |
Burkina Faso
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso |  |
Bobo-Dioulasso | 1832 |
Cameroon
Chad
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N'Djamena Grand Mosque |  |
N'Djamena | 1978 | Su |
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malabo Mosque | Malabo, Bioko Norte | 2015 | Su |
Eritrea
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masjid as-Sahabah |  |
Massawa | 613 | Believed by some to be the first mosque on the African continent and the first mosque in the world built by the companions of Muhammad in the 7th century.[1] | |
| Great Mosque of Asmara | .jpg) |
Asmara | 1938 | The minaret resembles a fluted Roman column |
Eswatini
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezulwini Mosque | Lobamba | 1978 | Su | [2] |
Ethiopia
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nejashi Mosque |  |
Negash | 7th century | Founded in the 7th century in Negash, by tradition the burial site of several followers of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad who, during his lifetime, fled to the Aksumite Kingdom to escape persecution in Mecca.[3] It was recently renovated by TIKA, a Turkish cooperation organization.[4] |
The Gambia
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline Mosque |  |
Serekunda | 1990 | [5] |
Ghana
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jummah Mosque |  |
Port Louis | 1852 | Completed in the Moorish and Mughal styles.[6][7] |
Mayotte
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsingoni Mosque | .jpg) |
Tsingoni, Overseas France | 1538 | Considered the earliest mosque in France.[8] |
Morocco
Namibia
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windhoek Islamic Center | Windhoek, Khomas Region | 1986 | [9] |
Niger
Nigeria
Réunion
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor-e-Islam Mosque |  |
Saint-Denis | 1905 | [10] |
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throne Hall of Dongola |  |
Old Dongola | 1317 | Built in the 9th century; converted to a mosque in 1317; abandoned during the 19th century; ceased to be a mosque in 1969; preserved as a monument.[11] | |
| Al-Nilin Mosque |  |
Khartoum | 1984 | Su | [12] |
Tanzania
Tunisia
Uganda
| Name | Image | Location | Year (CE) | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kibuli Mosque |  |
Kibuli, Kampala | 1951 | A national cultural site | |
| Aga Khan Mosque |  |
Old Kampala, Kampala | 1978 | Sh | A national cultural site[13] |
| Uganda National Mosque | .jpg) |
Old Kampala, Kampala | 2006 | Su | Opened as the Gaddafi National Mosque and renamed in 2013. It is the largest mosque in East Africa, with capacity for c. 20,000 worshippers.[14][15] |
Legend
| Group / Tradition | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Ahmadiyya | A |
| Non-denominational | ND |
| Shia Islam | SH |
| Sunni Islam | Su |
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