List of mosques in Saudi Arabia

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This is a list of mosques in Saudi Arabia.

Name Images Location Year (C.E.) Remarks
The Great Mosque of MeccaMeccaEra of Ibrahim (Abraham)The largest mosque in the world, it surrounds Islam's holiest place, the Kaaba. One of the Five Pillars of Islam requires every Muslim to perform the Hajj (Major Pilgrimage) here, at least once in his or her lifetime if able to do so.
The Prophet's MosqueMedina622The second-holiest site in Islam and the third mosque built by Muhammad
Quba MosqueMedina622The first mosque that was built by Muhammad.[1]
Masjid al-QiblataynMedina623Historically important for Muslims as it is the place where, after the Islamic prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer (qiblah) from Jerusalem to Mecca. Built in 2 AH (623/624 CE); demolished and rebuilt in 1987.
Al Jum'ah MosqueMedina622
Al-Ijabah MosqueMedina622
Jawatha MosqueJawatha near Hofuf629Part of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Al-Ahsa Oasis; extensively restored in 2007.
Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas Mosque
Taif630Attached to the mosque is a burial plot, where Ibn Abbas is buried; the mosque is named after him as well.[2][3][4][5]
Abu Bakr Mosque
Medina705-709c.91 AH (709/710 CE); partially active[6]
Mosque of Al-GhamamaMedina712
Bay'ah MosqueMecca761
An-Namirah MosqueWadi Uranah, Mecca9th centuryA mosque near Jabal 'Arafat, which Muslim pilgrims visit durung the Hajj.[7][8]
Al Qantara MosqueAt-Ta'if1856A historical mosque from the Ottoman era, which is considered to be built on a site where Muhammad and his adopted son, Zayd ibn Harithah, rested after their expulsion from At-Ta'if.[4] The mosque is in a partially ruinous state.
Anbariya MosqueMedina1908
Al-Rahmah MosqueJeddah1985
King Saud MosqueJeddah1987
Sayyid Ash-Shuhada MosqueMedina2017This mosque is near the grave of Muhammad's uncle, Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, at the foot of Mount Uhud.[9]
Masjid Bilal ibn RabahBadr2019
Abdulaziz Abdullah Sharbatly MosqueJeddah2024The world’s first 3D printed mosque
Al-Ji'ranah MosqueAl-Ji'rana, Mecca Province?Boundary of the Haram of Makkah.[10]
Addas Mosque
At-Ta'if?This mosque is named after Addas, an Iraqi Christian who embraced Islam after meeting Muhammad.[4][5][11][12]
Aisha MosqueAt-Tan'eem, Mecca?
Ajyad MosqueMecca?Partially active
Alowidah MosqueRiyadh?
Al Hamra MosqueMedina?
Al-Ejabah MosqueMecca?Partially Active
Al-Fuqair MosqueMedina?
Al Malik Fahd MosqueJeddah?
Al-Khaif MosqueMina, Mecca?The largest mosque in Mina, which Muslim pilgrims visit during the Hajj.[13]
Al-Mash'ar Al-HaramMuzdalifah, Mecca?A site which pilgrims visit during the Hajj.[14][15][16][17]
Al-Rayah MosqueMedina?
As-Sabaq MosqueMedina?
As-Sajadah MosqueMedina?
Bani Bayadhah MosqueMedina?
Bani Harithah MosqueMedina?
Bin Laden MosqueJeddah?
Faqi MosqueMecca?
Fas'h mosqueMedina?
Hassan Enany MosqueJeddah?
Manartain MosqueMedina?
Masjid-u-ShajarahMedina?
Mosque of Al-FadeekhMedina?
Mosque of Al-SaqiyaMedina?
Mosque of Atban Bin MalikMedina?
Mosque of Bani HaramMedina?
The Seven MosquesMedina?
Al-Arish Mosque, MedinaMedina?
Al-Deraa MosqueMedina؟

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