List of mosques in South Africa

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This is a list of mosques in South Africa.

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Name Image Location Year (CE) Group Notes
Auwal Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 1794 The first mosque in South Africa[1]
Palm Tree Mosque Cape Town 1807 Built initially as a house in 1788, repurposed as a mosque in 1807.[2]
Nurul Islam Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 1834 Su
Queen Victoria Mosque Bo-Kaap, Cape Town c.1850 Su A national heritage site; affiliated with the Shafi'i school.[3]
Juma Mosque Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 1881 Su Progressively expanded from 1881 through to the 20th century; with capacity for more than 6,000 worshipers, it is the largest mosque in South Africa.[4]
Riverside Soofie Mosque and Mausoleum Durban, KwaZulu-Natal c.1895 Su A national heritage site[5]
Kerk Street Mosque Johannesburg 1918 Founded in the 1880s, the first mosque was built in 1918 and rebuilt in 1990, as designed by Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil.[6][7][8]
Nizamiye Mosque Midrand, Johannesburg 2012 Su Can accommodate more than 6,000 worshipers; affiliated with the Gülen movement
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