List of mosques in South Africa
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This is a list of mosques in South Africa.
List
| 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 |