List of largest mosques

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This is a list of the largest mosques ranked based on a combination of area and capacity to accommodate worshippers.

[edit] List of largest mosques

Rank	Name	Capacity (worshippers)	Area	City	Administrative Region	Country	Year of Completion
1	Masjid al-Haram^map	&0000000000820000.000000820,000^[1]	400,800 m2 (4,314,211.2 sq ft)^[1]	Mecca	Makkah Province	Saudi Arabia	638
2	Al-Masjid al-Nabawi^map	&0000000000650000.000000650,000	&0000000000400500.000000400,500 m2 (4,311,000 sq ft)	Medina	Al Madinah Province	Saudi Arabia	622
3	Imām Ridhā Mosque^map	100,000+^[2]^A	598,657 m2^[3]^A (6,443,943.95 ft)	Mashhad	Razavi Khorasan Province	Iran	818
4	Istiqlal Mosque^map	&0000000000120000.000000120,000^B	&0000000000095000.00000095,000 m2 (1,022,571.49 ft)	Jakarta	Jakarta Province	Indonesia	1978
5	Hassan II Mosque^map	&0000000000105000.000000105,000^[4]^C	&0000000000090000.00000090,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft)^C	Casablanca	Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen	Morocco	1993
6	Faisal Mosque^map	&0000000000074000.00000074,000^[5]^D	&0000000000043295.80000043,295.8 m2 (466,032 sq ft)^D	Islamabad	Islamabad Capital Territory	Pakistan	1986
7	Badshahi Mosque^map	&0000000000110000.000000110,000^E	&0000000000029867.20000029,867.2 m2 (321,488 sq ft)^E	Lahore	Punjab	Pakistan	1673
8	Sheikh Zayed Mosque^map	&0000000000040000.00000040,000^F	&0000000000022000.00000022,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)^[6]	Abu Dhabi	Emirate of Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2007
9	Jama Masjid^map	&0000000000085000.00000085,000^G		Old Delhi	National Capital Territory of Delhi	India	1656
10	Baitul Mukarram^map	&0000000000030000.00000030,000		Dhaka	Dhaka Division	Bangladesh	1960
11	Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque^map	&0000000000020000.00000020,000	416,000 m2 (4,477,824 sq ft)	Muscat	Muscat Governorate	Oman	2001
12	Id Kah Mosque^map	&0000000000020000.00000020,000^[7]		Kashgar	Xinjiang	People's Republic of China	1442
13	Masjid Negara^map	&0000000000015000.00000015,000		Kuala Lumpur	Federal Territory	Malaysia	1965
14	Grozny Central Dome Mosque	&0000000000010000.00000010,000^[8]		Grozny	Republic of Chechnya	Russia	2008
15	Sultan Ahmed Mosque^map	&0000000000010000.00000010,000^[9]		Istanbul	Istanbul Province	Turkey	1616
16	Al Fateh Mosque^map	&0000000000007000.0000007,000		Manama	Capital Governorate	Bahrain	1987
17	Al-Aqsa Mosque^map	&0000000000005000.0000005,000^[10]		Jerusalem	Jerusalem District	Palestine ^H	637^[11]

[edit] Footnotes

^A Capacity of one courtyard: 100,000; Total number courtyards: 7; Total shrine area: 267,079 m² (2,874,810 sq ft); Total courtyard area: 331,578 m² (3,569,080 sq ft) (world's largest)
^B Capacity, main building: 61,000; secondary building: 8,000; bridge building: ~1,000; Terrace: 50,000;
^C Capacity, inside: 25,000; outside: 80,000. Covered Area: 20,000 m² (220,000 sq ft)
^D Capacity, hall: 10,000; porticoes: 24,000; courtyard; 40,000. Covered Area: 5,000 m² (54,000 sq ft)
^E Capacity, hall: 10,000; courtyard: 100,000. Courtyard area: 25,409.4 m² (273,505 sq ft)
^F Capacity, main prayer hall: 9,000; 2 halls for women: 2 * 1,500; porticoes: 18,000.
^G Capacity, hall: 10,000; courtyard: 75,000.

[edit] Mapping

^ Masjid al-Haram, 21°25′19″N 039°49′33″E / 21.42194°N 39.82583°E / 21.42194; 39.82583 (Masjid al-Haram)
^ Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, 24°28′06″N 039°36′39″E / 24.46833°N 39.61083°E / 24.46833; 39.61083 (Al-Masjid al-Nabawi)
^ Imām Ridhā Mosque, 36°17′16″N 59°36′56″E / 36.28778°N 59.61556°E / 36.28778; 59.61556 (Imām Ridhā Mosque)
^ Istiqlal Mosque, 06°10′11″S 106°49′51″E / 6.16972°S 106.83083°E / -6.16972; 106.83083 (Istiqlal Mosque)
^ Hassan II Mosque, 33°36′26.4″N 7°37′57″W / 33.607333°N 7.6325°W / 33.607333; -7.6325 (Hassan II Mosque)
^ Faisal Mosque, 33°43′47″N 073°02′18″E / 33.72972°N 73.03833°E / 33.72972; 73.03833 (Faisal Mosque)
^ Badshahi Mosque, 31°35′18″N 074°18′49″E / 31.58833°N 74.31361°E / 31.58833; 74.31361 (Badshahi Mosque)
^ Sheikh Zayed Mosque, 24°24′44″N 054°28′28″E / 24.41222°N 54.47444°E / 24.41222; 54.47444 (Sheikh Zayed Mosque)

^ Jama Masjid, 28°39′03″N 077°13′59″E / 28.65083°N 77.23306°E / 28.65083; 77.23306 (Jama Masjid)
^ Baitul Mukarram, 23°43′46″N 090°24′44″E / 23.72944°N 90.41222°E / 23.72944; 90.41222 (Baitul Mukarram)
^ Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, ??
^ Id Kah Mosque, 39°28′20″N 075°59′05″E / 39.47222°N 75.98472°E / 39.47222; 75.98472 (Id Kah Mosque)
^ Masjid Negara, 03°08′31″N 101°41′29″E / 3.14194°N 101.69139°E / 3.14194; 101.69139 (Masjid Negara)
^ Sultan Ahmed Mosqu, 41°00′19″N 028°58′36″E / 41.00528°N 28.97667°E / 41.00528; 28.97667 (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)
^ Al Fateh Mosque, 26°13′08″N 050°35′53″E / 26.21889°N 50.59806°E / 26.21889; 50.59806 (Al Fateh Mosque)
^ Al-Aqsa Mosque, 31°46′35″N 035°14′08″E / 31.77639°N 35.23556°E / 31.77639; 35.23556 (Al-Aqsa Mosque)^[12]

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Great Mosque of al-Haram at ArchNet
^ "Sahn(Courtyards) Around the Holy Shrine". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1077&page=8. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
^ "The Glory of the Islamic World". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1073. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
^ Sacred Buildings : Modern Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco
^ Faisal Mosque at ArchNet
^ Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque - Abu Dhabi
^ Peter Neville-Hadley. Frommer's China. Frommer's, 2003. ISBN 978-0764567551. Page 302.
^ Reuters
^ Sultanahmet Mosque at ArchNet
^ Al Aqsa Mosque
^ History of Al Aqsa Mosque^{[unreliable source?]}
^ NS Country Classification

[archgm-0] Great Mosque of al-Haram at ArchNet

[1] "Sahn(Courtyards) Around the Holy Shrine". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1077&page=8. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

[2] "The Glory of the Islamic World". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1073. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

[3] Sacred Buildings : Modern Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco

[4] Faisal Mosque at ArchNet

[5] Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque - Abu Dhabi

[6] Peter Neville-Hadley. Frommer's China. Frommer's, 2003. ISBN 978-0764567551. Page 302.

[7] Reuters

[8] Sultanahmet Mosque at ArchNet

[9] Al Aqsa Mosque

[10] History of Al Aqsa Mosque^{[unreliable source?]}

[11] NS Country Classification

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