Site type guide
Mosque
Mosques anchor prayer, community, scholarship, memory, and sacred architecture, from neighborhood worship to major pilgrimage and heritage landmarks.
15 mosque sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Mosque sacred sites overview
Mosque sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
| Coverage | 15 mosque sacred sites across the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 3 UNESCO-tagged mosque sites appear in this browse view. |
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Beemapalli Mosque, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
On the coast of Thiruvananthapuram, white domes and minarets mark the dargah of Beema Beevi, a Sufi woman saint revered for her baraka and held by tradition to descend...
Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur, Kerala
Sringapuram, Kerala, India
On the old Muziris coast at Kodungallur stands a mosque that Malabar Muslim tradition holds to be the first in India, founded in the Prophet's own lifetime....
Church of St. George and mosque of El Khidr, Lod (Lynda), Israel
Lod, Center District, Israel
In Lod, the ancient Lydda, a Greek Orthodox church and an Islamic mosque stand wall-to-wall over the venerated tomb of St. George and Al-Khidr....
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque stands at the spiritual center of Bosnian Islam, its minaret sounding the call to prayer over Sarajevo since 1530....
Great Mosque of Djenné
Djenné, Mopti, Mali
Rising from the floodplain of the Bani River, the Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest mud-brick building in the world....
Hala Sultan Tekki
Dromolaxia - Meneou Municipality, Cyprus, Cyprus
On the western shore of the Larnaca Salt Lake in Cyprus, an Ottoman mosque and mausoleum complex marks the burial place of Umm Haram, a woman from the Prophet Muhammad's...
Imam Ali’s Step Mosque, Basra
Az Zubayr, Al-Basra Governorate, Iraq
In the old quarter west of modern Basra stands one of the very first mosques built in Islam, founded around 635 CE....
Jam Karan
Qom, Qom Province, Iran
Near Qom, Jamkaran is among the most actively visited Shia mosques in Iran. Tradition holds it was built on the instruction of the Twelfth Imam himself....
Jame' Mosque of Isfahan
Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
In the heart of Isfahan, where the bazaar opens into tranquil courtyard, stands a mosque that has hosted continuous prayer since 771 CE....
Kataragama Temple, Sri Lanka
Kataragama, Uva Province, Sri Lanka
Kataragama stands as one of the world's rare multi-faith pilgrimage sites, where Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and indigenous Vedda devotees worship side by side....
Koutoubia Mosque
Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
The Koutoubia Mosque has anchored Marrakech's spiritual life since the 12th century, its minaret rising above the red walls of the medina as both landmark and call to...
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
Toledo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Built in 999 CE as a Muslim oratory at the height of al-Andalus, this small nine-bayed mosque became a Christian chapel after the Reconquista and still functions as one...
Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba
Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
Begun in 785-786 CE as the great congregational mosque of Umayyad Córdoba and consecrated as a Catholic cathedral after the 1236 Christian conquest, the building known as...
Ornamented Mosque
Travnik, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In the heart of Travnik's old trading quarter, the Ornamented Mosque has gathered nearly five centuries of prayer beneath walls covered in painted gardens....
The Great Mosque of Kairouan
Kairouan, Kairouan, Tunisia
Founded in 670 CE, only thirty-eight years after the Prophet Muhammad's death, the Great Mosque of Kairouan stands as the oldest mosque in Africa and the template for all...
Key questions
Mosque sacred-site questions
- What mosque sacred sites are included?
- Mosque sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 15 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these mosque sites located?
- Major country clusters include Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Iran, Spain, Cyprus, Iraq.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Islam, Multi-faith, Christianity.
- Can I view mosque sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.