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.

Name Images Location Year Remarks
Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque New Administrative Capital

30°01′39″N 31°45′54″E

2019 The biggest mosque in Egypt
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
Alexandria
31°12′19.7″N 29°52′55.8″E
1285
Abu Haggag Mosque
Luxor
25°42′00″N 32°38′22″E
1286
Al Ashraf Mosque
Cairo
1424
Al-Azhar Mosque
Cairo
30°02′45″N 31°15′45″E
969 National mosque
Al-Burdayni Mosque
Cairo
1629
Al-Fath Mosque
Cairo
1990
Al-Ghuri Mosque
Cairo
30°2′45.78″N 31°15′35.57″E
1503
Al-Hakim Mosque
Cairo
30°03′16″N 31°15′49″E
1013
Al-Hussein Mosque
Cairo
30°2′52″N 31°15′47″E
1154
Al-Malika Safiyya Mosque
Cairo
1665
Al-Mahmoudia Mosque
Cairo
1567
Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
Cairo
30.029151°N 31.260945°E / 30.029151; 31.260945
1334
Al-Nour Mosque
Cairo
1970s[2]
Al-Rahman Al-Rahim Mosque
Cairo
2016
Al-Rifa'i Mosque
Cairo
30°9′16.43″N 31°18′37.46″E
1911
Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque
Cairo
30°02′32″N 31°15′28″E
1160
Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque
Cairo
10th-12th century
El-Tabia Mosque
Aswan
24.0890°N 32.8998°E / 24.0890; 32.8998
early-19th century
Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque
Cairo
1407
Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque
Cairo
1479-1481
Attarine Mosque
Alexandria
1056
Aqmar Mosque
Cairo
30°03′06″N 31°15′43″E
1125
Aqsunqur Mosque
Cairo
30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260
1347
Demerdash Mosque
Cairo
1523 This is in fact the Demerdash Hospital, with a saint buried beneath the domed structure. The Demerdash Mosque where Sidi Demerdash is buried is down the road 100 metres to the right.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
Cairo
1969
Hatem Mosque
Alexandria
?
Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque
Desouk
31.12849°N 30.64630°E / 31.12849; 30.64630
1277
Juyushi Mosque
Cairo
30°01′19″N 31°16′07″E
1085
Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq Cairo 1411
Khayrbak Mosque
Cairo
30.0355°N 31.2604°E / 30.0355; 31.2604
1502
Lulua Mosque
Cairo
30°01′11″N 31°16′05″E
1015-1016
Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque
Cairo
1395
Mosque of Abu Dahab
Cairo
1774
Mosque of Al-Maridani
Cairo
30.03974°N 31.25922°E / 30.03974; 31.25922
1339
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
Cairo
30°0′36.50″N 31°13′59.38″E
641 The oldest mosque in Africa
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (Damietta)
Damietta
642 The second oldest mosque in Egypt
Mosque of ibn Tulun
Cairo
30°01′44″N 31°14′58″E
884 The oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area
Mosque of Amir al-Sayf Sarghatmish
Cairo
1356
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Cairo
30.028611°N 31.259722°E / 30.028611; 31.259722
1848 Most visible site in the city
Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi
Cairo
1413
Mosque of Qanibay ar-Rammah
Cairo
30.0322°N 31.2579°E / 30.0322; 31.2579
1503
Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque
Tanta
30°47′01″N 30°59′56″E
13th century Renovated in 1975 and in 2005.
Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar
Cairo
1839
Mosque of Sultan Al-Muayyad
Cairo
30°02′35″N 31°15′27″E
1410
Mosque of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars
Cairo
30.0623°N 31.2634°E / 30.0623; 31.2634
1269
Mosque of Sultan Barquq
Cairo
1386
Mosque of Sultan Hassan
Cairo
1356
Mosque of Taghribardi
Cairo
1440
Qaed Ibrahim Mosque
Alexandria
1948
Qalawun Mosque
Cairo
30.049528°N 31.260972°E / 30.049528; 31.260972
1304
Qaytbay Mosque
Cairo
30.0439°N 31.2749°E / 30.0439; 31.2749
1472
Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque
Cairo
30°04′00″N 31°19′33″E
1993
Sayeda Aisha Mosque
Cairo
14th century
Sayeda Zainab Mosque
Cairo
1547
Shaykhu Mosque
Cairo
1349
Sulayman Pasha Mosque
Cairo
1528
Sidi Arif Mosque
Sohag
26°32′54″N 31°42′05″E
1968

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