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Baghdad, located in Iraq, was once the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic advancements. This is a list of mosques in Baghdad from different dynastic periods. Today, there are 912 Congregational mosques in Baghdad that conduct Friday Prayer, and 149 smaller mosques that only hold regular daily prayers. [1]
Al-Khulafa Mosque (Arabic: جامع الخلفاء, romanized: Jami' Al-Khulafa) is a historic Sunni Islamic mosque located in Baghdad, Iraq. It is located on the Jumhuriya Street in al-Rusafa side of the city. It is the oldest surviving mosque in Baghdad. [1]
The Haydar-Khana Mosque (Arabic: جامع الحيدرخانة) is a historic mosque located near al-Mutanabbi Street [1] in Baghdad, Iraq, built by al-Nasir during the Abbasid Caliphate. The mosque is situated on al-Rashid Street and is located in the Haydar-Khana locality surrounded by buildings, shrines, and cafés.
This is a list of mosques in Iraq. There are 7,000 Sunni mosques and 3,500 Shia mosques in Iraq as a whole. [ 1 ] According to the Office of Waqf and Sunnah in Iraq, in the capital city of Baghdad , there are 912 Jama Masjids that conduct Friday Prayer and 149 smaller mosques which only hold regular daily prayers . [ 2 ]
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'Mother of All Cities'), also known as the Umm al-Ma'arik Mosque (lit. ' Mother of All Battles '), is a Sunni mosque located in Baghdad, Iraq. It was the city's largest place of worship for Sunnis, [1] but it has also become the location of a Shi'a hawza and a place of refuge for many fleeing the terrorists' [who?] depredations in the Anbar ...
The mosque was built on the site of a Quraysh cemetery, which was created with the original Round City of Baghdad in 762. [4] The cemetery in an old Arab town named "Shoneezi" (Meaning the Black Grain) was founded by Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur so that members of his family and internment can be buried in it.
Due to the climate of Baghdad, the walls of the mosque-madrasa are thick with them being 2.5 meters wide. Similar to the walls of the Haydar-Khana Mosque. [6] The high minaret of the mosque contains multi-colored faience work. [4] It sits on an octagonal base, although this base is only seen from the western view of the mosque.