List of mosques in Egypt

This is a list of mosques in Egypt.

There are 114,000 mosques in Egypt as of 2016, of which 83,000 are affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments.[1] This list includes notable mosques within Egypt; however, it excludes mosques in Alexandria and Cairo, as there are separate lists for mosques in these cities.

List of mosques

In Alexandria

Main article: List of mosques in Alexandria

In Cairo

Main article: List of mosques in Cairo

Elsewhere in Egypt

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Sadat Quraish Mosque Bilbeis
30°25′5″N 31°33′48″E / 30.41806°N 31.56333°E / 30.41806; 31.56333 		639 Oldest mosque in North Africa[2]
Amr ibn al-As Mosque Damietta
31°25′22″N 31°49′05″E / 31.4229°N 31.8180°E / 31.4229; 31.8180 		642 The third oldest mosque in Egypt[3]
Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque Tanta
30°47′01″N 30°59′56″E / 30.78361°N 30.99889°E / 30.78361; 30.99889 		c. 1276 Renovated in 1975 and in 2005[4]
Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque Desouk
31°07′43″N 30°38′47″E / 31.12849°N 30.64630°E / 31.12849; 30.64630 		1277 Contains a shrine which entombs the remains of Shaykh al-Islam and mystic Ibrahim al-Dasuqi and his brother Sharaf al-Din Musa[5]
Abu Haggag Mosque Luxor
25°42′00″N 32°38′22″E / 25.70000°N 32.63944°E / 25.70000; 32.63944 		1286 Founded by As-Salih Ayyub; contains the tomb of Sheikh Yusuf Abu al-Haggag[6]
Mausoleum of Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili Humaithara
24°12′2″N 34°8′8″E / 24.20056°N 34.13556°E / 24.20056; 34.13556 		13th century Originally built as a mausoleum. Preserves the tomb of Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili, founder of the Shadhili order.[7]
Al-Mahalli Mosque Rosetta
31°23′57″N 30°25′18″E / 31.39908981292799°N 30.421590495646452°E / 31.39908981292799; 30.421590495646452 		1582 Named in honour of Ali Al-Mahalli, a 15th-century sheikh who lived in Rosetta, who is entombed in the mosque complex.[8]
Zaghloul Mosque Rosetta
31°23′56″N 30°25′17″E / 31.3989°N 30.4215°E / 31.3989; 30.4215 		1587 The oldest[9] and largest mosque in Rosetta[10]
Sidi Shibl al-Aswad Mosque Shuhada
30°35′40″N 30°54′02″E / 30.5943682°N 30.9004939°E / 30.5943682; 30.9004939 		16th-17th century Mosque and mausoleum[11]
Al-Abbasi Mosque Rosetta
31°23′42″N 30°25′21″E / 31.3951°N 30.4224°E / 31.3951; 30.4224 		1809 Named in honour of Sayyid Mohammed Al-Abbasi, whose tomb is located inside the mosque[12]
El-Tabia Mosque Aswan
24°05′20″N 32°53′59″E / 24.0890°N 32.8998°E / 24.0890; 32.8998 		early-19th century
Al-Habashi Mosque Damanhur
31°2′46″N 30°28′10″E / 31.04611°N 30.46944°E / 31.04611; 30.46944 		1923 Named after Mahmoud Pasha Al-Habashi, a noble who lived in Damanhur during the 20th century.[13]
Sidi Arif Mosque Sohag
26°32′54″N 31°42′05″E / 26.54833°N 31.70139°E / 26.54833; 31.70139 		1968 Replaced a former 14th-century mosque; contains the grave of Sufi mystic Sidi Arif, also known as Ismail ibn Ali ibn Abdussami[14]
El-Tabia Mosque Aswan
24°05′20″N 32°53′59″E / 24.0890°N 32.8998°E / 24.0890; 32.8998 		1974 [15]
Basuna Mosque Basuna, Sohag Governorate
26°40′24″N 31°36′15″E / 26.6734°N 31.6042°E / 26.6734; 31.6042 		2019 Replaced an earlier mosque on the site; received the 2021 Al-Fozan Mosque Award for Excellence

See also

References

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