List of mosques in Europe

The list of mosques includes mosques and mosque construction projects in Europe .

Only those structures are included here that Islamic history (for example Hagia Sophia and Mezquita ), city ​​history ( first mosque in a city) or architecturally from are of particular importance . Mosque construction projects are only listed here if they have already received long-term, clearly supra-regional attention. So-called backyard mosques usually do not meet these criteria.	The supporting organizations in this list are marked with the following abbreviations:
	AAIIL	Ahmadiyya Andschuman Ischat-i-Islam Lahore	SA	Saudi Arabia ( Wahhabis )
	AH	Ahl-i Hadith	TJ	Tablighi Jamaat
	AMJ	Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat	U	Independent carrier (or unknown)
	Diyanet	Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı	-	Museum ( Hagia Sophia ), historical mosque ( Mezquita de Córdoba )

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Albania

→ Main article : List of mosques in Albania

Belgium

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Great mosque in Brussels		Belgium	Brussels	1879, 1978	SA	The building was originally built as the east pavilion for the National Fair in Brussels in 1880. Opened as a mosque in 1978.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Arnaudija Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Banja Luka	1594	U	Destroyed in 1993 (blown up on May 7th) - historical photo 1 , 2 , location , reconstruction since April 2017
Ferhadija Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Banja Luka	1579	U	Destroyed in 1993 (blown up on May 7th), rebuilt by 2014
Sinan Beg Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Čajniče	1570	U	destroyed in the Bosnian war.
Aladža mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Foča	1550	U	Blasted on April 22, 1992 and not yet rebuilt.
Colorful mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gračanica	1757	U
Balaguša mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Livno	1515 or between 1530 and 1550	U	also "Čaršijska Mosque"
Karađozbeg Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mostar	1557	U	Location
Šišman Ibrahim Paša Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Počitelj	1562/63	U	also "Hadzi Ali Mosque"
Bait us salam		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	2004	AMJ
Gazi Husrev Beg Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	1531	U	also known as "Begova Mosque"
King Fahd Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	2000	SA	also known as "Fahdova Dzamija", "Saudijska Dzamija" - they and the roughly equal "Istiqlal Mosque" (also Sarajevo) are the largest in the Balkans - local location
Imperial Mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	1463/1567	U	also known as "Careva Dzamija" and "Emperor's Mosque"
Colorful mosque		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Travnik	E. 16th century / 1815/16	U	also: Suleymaniye Mosque, location

Bulgaria

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Jumaya Mosque		Bulgaria	Plovdiv	1423	U	Plovdiv was occupied by the Turks under Murad I in 1364. It is believed that the "Dzhumaya Camii" (also known as "Ulu Mosque") was built as the sultan's mosque by Shihabedin Pasha, son of the patron saint of Plovdiv during the reign of Murad II (1421–51). The building was renovated twice, in 1785 and after being damaged by an earthquake in 1818. The minaret is 23 m high. Location
Fatih Mehmed Mosque		Bulgaria	Kyustendil	15th century	-	Also known as Schaldarwanska Mosque location
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque		Bulgaria	Rasgrad	1616	U	Location
Bairakli mosque		Bulgaria	Samokov	16th Century	U
Tombul mosque		Bulgaria	Shumen	1740-1744	U	Largest mosque in Bulgaria.
Banya Bashi Mosque		Bulgaria	Sofia	1576	U	One of the oldest mosques in Europe.
Great Mosque of Sofia		Bulgaria	Sofia	1494	U

Denmark

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Nusrat Jehan Mosque		Denmark	Copenhagen	1967	AMJ	First mosque in Scandinavia local situation
Tauba mosque		Denmark	Copenhagen	?	U	Location

Germany

→ Main article : List of mosques in Germany

France

Ireland

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Dublin mosque		Ireland	Dublin	1983	U	Built as a church in 1884, converted into a mosque in 1983. Location
Islamic Cultural Center of Ireland (ICCI)		Ireland	Dublin , Clonskeagh	1996	U

Iceland

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Reykjavík Mosque		Iceland	Reykjavík	2002	U	Félag Múslima á Íslandi

Italy

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Florence mosque		Italy	Florence	2011	U
Genoa Mosque		Italy	Genoa	2010	U	Location
Palermo mosque		Italy	Palermo	2009	U	Location
Ravenna Mosque		Italy	Ravenna	2011	U	Location
Mosque of rome		Italy	Rome	1995	SA	Location
Mosque in Segrate		Italy	Segrate ( Milan )	2007	U	Location
Turin mosque		Italy	Turin	2011	U

Kosovo

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Great mosque		Kosovo	Pristina	1460	U
Çarshi Mosque		Kosovo	Pristina	1393	U
Jashar Pasha Mosque		Kosovo	Pristina	1834	U
Sinan Pasha Mosque		Kosovo	Prizren	1615	U
Bajrakli Mosque		Kosovo	Prizren	1563	U

Malta

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Maria Al-Batul Mosque		Malta	Paola , near Valletta	1978	World Islamic Call Society	The only mosque on the island of Malta. Location

Montenegro

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Hussein Pasha Mosque		Montenegro	Pljevlja	1565	U	Was the tallest minaret in Yugoslavia
Mosque in Podgorica		Montenegro	Podgorica	18th century	U
Namazgjahu Mosque		Montenegro	Ulcinj	1728	U
Church mosque		Montenegro	Ulcinj	1693	U	former church of St. Marie

Netherlands

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Fatih mosque		Netherlands	Amsterdam	?	U	Formerly a Roman Catholic St. Ignatius Church, location
El Tawheed Mosque		Netherlands	Amsterdam	?	U	Location
Sultan Ahmed Mosque		Netherlands	Delft	?	U	Location
Aksa mosque		Netherlands	The hague	1979	Diyanet	Built as a synagogue in 1844, used as a mosque from 1979. Islamitische Stichting Nederland Mescidi Aksa. Location
Mobarak mosque		Netherlands	The hague	1955	AMJ	The first mosque in the Netherlands.
Fatih mosque		Netherlands	Eindhoven	?	U	Location
Furqaan Mosque		Netherlands	Eindhoven	?	U
Essalam mosque		Netherlands	Rotterdam	2010	U
Mevlana mosque		Netherlands	Rotterdam	2005	U	Location

North Macedonia

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Teće-Zejnel Abedin Pasha džamija		North Macedonia	Ohrid	17th century	U
Aladja mosque		North Macedonia	Skopje	1438/1518	U
Isa Bey Mosque		North Macedonia	Skopje	1476	U	Early Ottoman two-domed mosque with three-domed vestibule
Mustafa Pasha Mosque		North Macedonia	Skopje	1492	U	Location
Colorful mosque		North Macedonia	Tetovo	1495	U

Norway

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Oslo Mosque ("Moske i Oslo")		Norway	Oslo	1980	AMJ	Location

Austria

→ Main article : List of mosques in Austria

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Islamic Center Vienna		Vienna	Vienna	1979	Vienna Islamic Center	Built on behalf of the Saudi Arabian King Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz .
Eyup Sultan Mosque (Telfer Mosque)		Tyrol	Telfs	1998	ATIB	Minaret retrofitted in 2006, location
Rasheed Mosque		Vienna	Vienna	2005	Independently	Built by Muslims from Ghana, Nigeria and Benin, location
Hacı Bayram Mosque		Lower Austria	Bad Vöslau	2009	ATIB	Two indicated minarets, location
		Salzburg	Saalfelden	2003	ATIB	Minaret (8 m high)

ATIB in Austria is the Diyanet
The ATIB in Austria is not to be confused with the ATIB in Germany.

Poland

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Bohoniki mosque		Poland	Bohoniki	19./20. Century	U	Lipka-Tatar mosque in Bohoniki village
Gdańsk mosque		Poland	Danzig	1989	U	Location
Kruszyniany Mosque		Poland	Kruszyniany	18./19. Century	U	Lipka Tatar Mosque in Kruszyniany
Warsaw mosque		Poland	Warsaw	1993	U	Location

Portugal

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Lisbon Central Mosque		Portugal	Lisbon	1988	U	Location

Romania

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Carol I Mosque		Romania	Constanța	1912	U
Mangalia mosque		Romania	Mangalia	1525	U	The oldest surviving mosque in Romania.
Great Mosque (Medgidia) (Moscheea Mare)		Romania	Medgidia	1859	U	Oldest building in the city

Russia

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Akhmat Kadyrov Mosque		Russia	Grozny	2008	U	Republic of Chechnya , largest mosque in Russia (European part of the country - North Caucasus)
Azimovskaya Mosque		Russia	Kazan	1890	U	1887-1890
Nurulla mosque		Russia	Kazan	1849	U	1845-1849
Kul Sharif Mosque		Russia	Kazan	?	U	Republic of Tatarstan , possibly the largest mosque in Europe.
Moscow Cathedral Mosque		Russia	Moscow	1904	U	Location
Saint Petersburg mosque		Russia	St. Petersburg	1909-20	U	Location
Sakabannaja mosque		Russia	Kazan	1924-1926	U	Republic of Tatarstan

Sweden

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Bellevue mosque		Sweden	Gothenburg	?	U
Nasir mosque		Sweden	Gothenburg	1963	AMJ	First mosque in Sweden. Location
Malmö Mosque		Sweden	Malmo	1984	U	Location
Fittja mosque		Sweden	Stockholm	?	T	Location
Stockholm mosque "Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque"		Sweden	Stockholm	2000	U	Designed in 1903 by the Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg as a power station. Location
Uppsala mosque		Sweden	Uppsala	*	U	northernmost mosque in Europe

Switzerland

→ Main article : List of mosques in Switzerland

Serbia

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Bajrakli Mosque		Serbia	Belgrade	1575	U	built around 1575 - the last of the city's 80 mosques
Altun Alem Mosque		Serbia	Novi Pazar	built in the first half of the 16th century	U
Mosque of Islam Aga		Serbia	Niš	1720	U

Spain

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Mezquita de Cordoba		Spain	Cordoba	784	-	Former mosque into which the Cathedral of Cordoba was built after the Reconquista.
Albaicín Mosque		Spain	Granada	2003	U	http://www.mezquitadegranada.com/
Mezquita Basharat		Spain	Pedro Abad	1982	AMJ	First mosque built in Spain after 700 years
Mezquita de Bab al-Mardum		Spain	Toledo	999	-	Former mosque, later converted into the Hermitage "Ermita de la Santa Cruz". Location
Abu Bakr Mosque		Spain	Madrid	1988	U	Location
Madrid mosque		Spain	Madrid	1992	SA	Location

Turkey

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Selimiye Mosque		Turkey	Edirne	1568-1574	U
Fatih mosque		Turkey	Istanbul	1463-1470	U	The original mosque was destroyed by an earthquake in 1766, the new mosque was built in 1767.
Hagia Sophia		Turkey	Istanbul	532-537	-	Built as a Christian church, used as a mosque from 1453 to 1932, today a museum.
Hamidiye Mosque		Turkey	Istanbul	1885	U
Eyup Sultan Mosque		Turkey	Istanbul	1458	U	The first Ottoman mosque, built after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453. See Eyup Sultan Mosque
Suleymaniye Mosque		Turkey	Istanbul	1557	T	Second largest mosque in Istanbul
Sultan Ahmed Mosque		Turkey	Istanbul	1609-1616	U	Also known as the Blue Mosque, it is now Istanbul's main mosque .

Ukraine

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Juma Jami Mosque		Ukraine	Yevpatoria	1552-1564	U	Developed by Sinan

Hungary

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Old mosque in Pécs		Hungary	Pécs	?	U
Mosque of the Pasha Jakowali Hassan		Hungary	Pécs	?	U

United Kingdom

Surname	image	country	City and district	year	T	Remarks
Birmingham Central Mosque		Great Britain	Birmingham	1975	U
Dar-ul-Barakat mosque		Great Britain	Birmingham	2004	AMJ	Opened on 30 September 2004, about 500 places local situation
Green Lane Mosque		Great Britain	Birmingham	1970s	AH	The red brick building was built between 1893 and 1902 as a public library and bath house. In the 1970s, the building was converted into a mosque by the Ahl-i Hadīth .
Al-Mahdi mosque		Great Britain	Bradford ( West Yorkshire )	2008	AMJ	Opened November 7th, 2008, 2,000 seats, construction costs: £ 2.5 million Location
Masjid-e-Abu Hurairah		UK , Wales	Cardiff	?	U	Long considered Britain's first mosque , Glynrhondda Street, locality
Markazi Mosque		Great Britain	Dewsbury	1982	TJ	The European headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat . Location
Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque		Great Britain	Gibraltar	1997	SA	August 8, 1997 (also known as: King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque) Location
Nasir mosque		Great Britain	Hartlepool	2005	AMJ	Opened November 11, 2005, cost: £ 500,000, on- site
Great Leeds Mosque		Great Britain	Leeds	?	U	Location
Stratford Street Mosque		Great Britain	Leeds	?	U	(also known as: Umar Mosque or Masjid-e-Umar ), location
Al-Rahma Mosque		Great Britain	Liverpool	1889	U	Third oldest mosque in England: December 25, 1889, location
Abbey Mills Mosque		Great Britain	London - Stratford	?	TJ	Construction planned near Stratford Olympic Stadium, on- site
Fazl mosque		Great Britain	London	1924	AMJ	First mosque in London, also known as The London Mosque known
Bait ul-Futuh		Great Britain	London	2003	AMJ
London Central Mosque (Regent's Park Mosque)		Great Britain	London	1977	U
North London Central Mosque (Finsbury Park Mosque)		Great Britain	London	1990	U	Location
East London Mosque		Great Britain	London	1985	U	Location
Manchester Central Mosque (Victoria Park Mosque)		Great Britain	Manchester	?	U
Faidhan-e-Madina Mosque		Great Britain	Peterborough	?	U	Location
Medina mosque		Great Britain	Sheffield	2006	U	Location
Shah Jahan Mosque		Great Britain	Woking	1889	U	1st mosque in England, administered by the AAIIL 1913–1964
Edinburgh Central Mosque		Scotland	Edinburgh	1998	SA	King Fahd Mosque and Edinburgh Islamic Center location
Glasgow Central Mosque		Scotland	Glasgow	1983	U	Location

literature

• Christian Welzbacher: Europe's mosques. Islamic architecture on the move. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-422-07391-3 .

Web links

Commons : Mosques  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ↑ Plovdiv: Islam in Bulgaria: Djumaya Mosque in Plovdiv ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Copenhagen: Det Islamiske Trossamfund I Danmark - Tauba Moske ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Florence: Moschee e finanziamenti  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Ravenna: Nuova Moschea di Ravenna ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ^ Rome: Rejection of rigid secularism: Italy strives for its "own" Islam. ( Neue Zürcher Zeitung 2005) on Qantara.de (accessed on January 10, 2016)
6. ↑ Rotterdam: Poldermoscheen ( Memento of the original dated December 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Moskee mooiste gebouw Rotterdam 
7. ^ Islamic Center Vienna
8. ^ Mosque opened in Bad Vöslau , ORF on October 24, 2009; Bad Vöslau and its minarets ( Memento from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), Die Presse on January 17, 2008
9. ↑ Birmingham: Photo ( memento of the original from April 19, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK - Darul Barakaat 
10. ^ Bradford: Mosque is opened by spiritual leader ; Ahmadiyya Muslim Community UK - Al Mahdi Mosque
11. ↑ Hartlepool: photo ; Big audience for mosque opening