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. 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

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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Zaghloul Mosque Rosetta
31°23′56″N 30°25′17″E / 31.3989°N 30.4215°E / 31.3989; 30.4215
1587 The oldest and largest mosque in Rosetta
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
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
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.
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
El-Tabia Mosque Aswan
24°05′20″N 32°53′59″E / 24.0890°N 32.8998°E / 24.0890; 32.8998
1974
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

  • Islam in Egypt
  • Lists of mosques

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