Largest Mosque by City in the term of Area
Note that determining exactly what should be included when calculating area is a highly subjective assessment, and the figures given anywhere adhere to no common standard while making any ranking list by anyone. But we tried to bring some uniformity and standard in our list. During calculating areas of the mosques we only considered those areas which are
- used as for prayer area, while determining, area vs capacity analysis is observed.
- or officially a part of mosque including all facilities.
- or covered area of a building.
City | Country | Mosque | Area (m²) |
Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | 22,412 |
Adana | Turkey | Sabancı Merkez Camii [a] | 52,600 |
Aleppo | Syria | Great Mosque of Aleppo | Unknown |
Alexandria | Egypt | Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque | 3,000 |
Ankara | Turkey | Kocatepe Mosque | 4,288 |
Astana | Kazakhstan | Nur-Astana Mosque | 4,000 |
Bandar Seri Begawan | Brunei | Jame Asr Hassanil Bolkiah | Unknown |
Buenos Aires | Argentina | King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center | 34,000 |
Cairo | Egypt | Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun | 26,318 |
Casablanca | Morocco | Hassan II Mosque | 90,000 |
Damascus | Syria | Umayyad Mosque | 15,216 |
Delhi | India | Masjid-i Jahan-Numa | 1,281 |
Dhaka | Bangladesh | Baitul Mukarram | 2,635 |
Djenne | Mali | Great Mosque of Djenne | Unknown |
Doha | Qatar | Qatar State Mosque [b] | 27,644 |
Glasgow | United Kingdom | Glasgow Central Mosque | 16,000 |
Hong Kong | --- | Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre | Unknown |
Islamabad | Pakistan | Faisal Mosque [c] | 189,705 |
Jakarta | Indonesia | Istiqlal Mosque | 95,000 |
Jerusalem | --- | Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa | 35,000 |
Kairouan | Tunisia | Mosque of Uqba | 9,000 |
Kampala | Uganda | Uganda National Mosque | 48,562 |
Karbala | Iraq | Imam Husayn Shrine | 4,425 |
Kashgar | China | Id Kah Mosque | 16,800 |
Kazan | Russia | Qolsharif Mosque | Unknown |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | National Mosque of Malaysia [d] | 12,141 |
Kufa | Iraq | Great Mosque of Kufa | 11,000 |
Kuwait City | Kuwait | Grand Mosque of Kuwait [e] | 45,000 |
Lahore | Pakistan | Badshahi Mosque | 29,867 |
Makkah | Saudi Arabia | Al-Masjid Al-Haram | 400,800 |
Manama | Bahrain | Al-Fateh Mosque | 6,500 |
Marrakesh | Morocco | Koutoubia Mosque | Unknown |
Mashhad | Iran | Imam Reza Shrine [f] | 267,079 |
Medina | Saudi Arabia | Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi | 400,500 |
Muscat | Oman | Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque [g] | 40,000 |
Najaf | Iraq | Imam Ali Mosque | 204 |
Peshawar | Pakistan | Mohabbat Khan Mosque | Unknown |
Putrajaya | Malaysia | Putra Mosque | 13,700 |
Rome | Italy | Mosque of Rome | 30,000 |
Sana'a | Yemen | Saleh Mosque | 27,300 |
Shah Alam | Malaysia | Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah [h] | 15,051 |
Srinagar | --- | Jamia Mosque | 13,592 |
Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Grand Mosque | 2,747 |
Tunis | Tunisia | Al-Zaytuna Mosque | 5,000 |
Yerevan | Armenia | Blue Mosque | 7,000 |
[a] Sabancı Merkez Camii is built on a total of 52,600 square meter of land and has a closed area of 6,600 square meters.
[b] Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque total area allocated for the project is about 175,164 sq m, and the total area covered 27,644 sq m, and the percentage of area covered 15.8% of the project area.
[c] The complex covers 1,89,705 sq.metres, while the covered area of the prayer hall encompasses 4815.759 sq.metres. According to Ministry of Tourism Pakistan.
[d] National Mosque of Malaysia is situated among 13 acres (53,000m²) of beautiful gardens and the main building the approximately 3 acres (12141m²).
[e] Grand Mosque of Kuwait area spans 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft), out of which the building itself covers 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft).
[f] Imam Reza Shrine itself covers an area of 267,079m² while the seven courtyards which surround it cover an area of 331,578m²- totaling 598,657 m². [g]
[g] Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque includes the fully consolidated areas and landscaping, covering 416,000 square metres. The Mosque complex is covering 40,000 square metres.
[h] Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque's entire area covering 15051 square meter for mosque and is situated among 35 acres (141640m²) of beautiful gardens.
[b] Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque total area allocated for the project is about 175,164 sq m, and the total area covered 27,644 sq m, and the percentage of area covered 15.8% of the project area.
[c] The complex covers 1,89,705 sq.metres, while the covered area of the prayer hall encompasses 4815.759 sq.metres. According to Ministry of Tourism Pakistan.
[d] National Mosque of Malaysia is situated among 13 acres (53,000m²) of beautiful gardens and the main building the approximately 3 acres (12141m²).
[e] Grand Mosque of Kuwait area spans 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft), out of which the building itself covers 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft).
[f] Imam Reza Shrine itself covers an area of 267,079m² while the seven courtyards which surround it cover an area of 331,578m²- totaling 598,657 m². [g]
[g] Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque includes the fully consolidated areas and landscaping, covering 416,000 square metres. The Mosque complex is covering 40,000 square metres.
[h] Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque's entire area covering 15051 square meter for mosque and is situated among 35 acres (141640m²) of beautiful gardens.
List Last Updated on: 6th of November, 2016
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