List of mosques in Somalia

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This is a list of mosques in Somalia.

Name Image Location Year (CE) Group Notes
Masjid al-Qiblatayn
(Mosque of the two Qiblas)
Zeila, Somaliland c.7th century In partial ruins. Local tradition attributes it to the 7th century,[1] but no reliable dating has been established.[2][3]
Jama'a Xamar Weyne Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu 636 AH (1238/1239CE) Disputed oldest mosque in Mogadishu[4]
Fakhr al-Din Mosque Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu 1269 Su Disputed oldest mosque in Mogadishu;[4] built by Sultan Fakr ad-Din;[5][6]
Mohamed Al Tani Mosque Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu c. 667 AH (1268/1269CE) [4]
Arba'a Rukun Mosque Shangani, Mogadishu c. 667 AH (1268/1269CE) Mihrab contains an inscription commemorating the mosque's founder, Khusrau ibn Muhammed.[7][8]
'Adayga Mosque Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu c.13th century [4]
Awooto Eeday Mosque Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu c.1809 Exact date of establishment is disputed.[9]
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity Mogadishu 1987 National mosque. Capacity of 10,000 worshipers; largest mosque in the Horn of Africa.[10]
Ali Jimale Mosque Mogadishu 2022 Capacity of 5,000 worshipers.[11]
Jama'a Shingani Shangani, Mogadishu [4]
Twin Mosques Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu Consolidation of two earlier adjacent mosques, the Aw Mukhtar Mosque and the Aw Sheikh Omar Mosque into one mosque.[4]
Ali Matan Mosque Hargeisa, Somaliland Located in a four-story building[12]
Jama Mosque Hargeisa, Somaliland

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