List of mosques in the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of mosques in the United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi City 2008
National mosque, the largest mosque in the UAE.[1]
Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque Abu Dhabi 2023 Part of the Abrahamic Family House
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque Al Ain, Abu Dhabi 2021[2][3] The largest mosque in the city and one of the largest in the UAE.[4][5] It is near an ancient mosque dated to the Islamic Golden Age, possibly the oldest mosque in the country.[6][7]
Sheikha Salama Mosque Al Ain 2011 (current structure) Formerly the largest mosque in Al Ain.[8][9]
Grand Mosque of Dubai Dubai 1998
Jumeirah Mosque Dubai 1979
Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai Dubai 1979
Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque Dubai 2011
Al Bidya Mosque Al Badiyah, Al-Fujairah 1446 Oldest functional mosque in the UAE.[10][11][12]
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah Fujairah City 2015 The second largest mosque in the UAE.[13]
King Faisal Mosque Sharjah 1987 Formerly the largest in Sharjah and the country.[1][14][15]
Al Noor Mosque Sharjah 2005
Sharjah Mosque Sharjah 2019 The largest mosque in Sharjah.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "A look at the magnificent mosques of the UAE". Khaleej Times. 2015-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ "Eid Al Fitr prayer times and venues announced by Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre". WAM. The National. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  3. ^ Al-Faham, Tariq (2021-05-13). "Tahnoun bin Mohammed performs Eid al-Fitr prayers". Al Ain, U.A.E.: WAM. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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  5. ^ Abdul Kader, B. (2014-10-31). "Al Ain to have one of the largest mosques in UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  6. ^ "Remains of 1,000-year-old mosque reveal a rich past". The National. Emirates 24/7. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  7. ^ Power, Timothy (2018-09-13). "How a 1,000-year-old mosque in Al Ain anchors the UAE in human history". The National. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. ^ "Sheikha Salama Mosque", APG, retrieved 2018-04-01
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  10. ^ "Designs on the past". Gulf News. December 10, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  11. ^ Lee, Jess. "Al-Bidyah Mosque". 12 Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Fujairah. Planetware. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. ^ "The oldest mosque in the country". The National. UAE. December 4, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  13. ^ Haza, Ruba (24 September 2015). "UAE's second-largest place of worship opens for Eid prayers". The National. UAE. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  14. ^ Kakande, Yasin (2011-08-11). "Sharjah's mosque where the faithful can listen and learn". Sharjah: The National. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  15. ^ Al Qassemi, Sultan Sooud (2017-11-16). "Demystifying Sharjah's iconic King Faisal Mosque". Gulf News. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  16. ^ "New Sharjah mosque can accommodate 25,000 worshippers". Gulf News. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

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