50 Most reviewed Mosques in the world

Part of the Hajj pilgrimage, this mosque is the largest in the world & holds up to 4 million people.

Pilgrimage site with a huge mosque originally built by the prophet Muhammad, plus his tomb.

Iconic 16th-century mosque with 4 grand arches, 48m tall minarets and views over the Laad Bazaar.

Spiritual pilgrimage site thought to date from the prophet Muhammad’s time in the 7th century CE.

Sacred ancient sanctuary, the most important Muslim pilgrimage site & a focal point of worship.

Iconic, storied mosque set within a vast, domed former Byzantine church with stained-glass windows.

Well-known site, also known as the Blue Mosque, built in 1616 & containing its founder's tomb.

Established in 1987, this iconic contemporary mosque is designed to resemble a Bedouin tent.

17th-century, red sandstone Mughal-style mosque with a 25,000 capacity & 40m high minarets.

Mosque with minarets & galleries set in a vast complex with trees, drawing thousands of pilgrims.

Ornate 16th-century mosque with gardens, plus a terrace with views over the Golden Horn.

A friend of the prophet Muhammad is thought to be buried at this 15-century mosque rebuilt in 1800.

One of the largest mosques in the world, topped with 82 white domes of varying sizes.

Spiritual complex with elaborate, wood-accented interiors, surrounded by lawns & flowerbeds.

Vast, ornate mosque built in 1399 in Seljuk style, with 20 domes & 2 towering minarets.

Striking mosque with a dome, twin minarets & a cavernous prayer hall, illuminated at night.

Restored Baroque Revival mosque featuring windows designed to capture the Bosphorus' changing light.

Marble Mughal mausoleum built in the mid-1600s with a garden, fountains & intricate carvings.

This mosque lies on the edge of Mecca & so is often used to put on Ihram during the Hajj.

Holy site honouring the revered 13th-century Muslim mystic & saint, home to his tomb & a mosque.

Huge hilltop mosque rebuilt in the 1700s, with 4 semi-domes around a central dome, plus 2 minarets.

Ornate, Moorish-style place of worship, with a hall of arched pillars & a basilica with frescos.

Sprawling mosque complex with spacious interior courtyards, a soaring minaret & geometric archways.

Large, elaborate oceanfront mosque, built in 1993, with intricate decor & a soaring, 210-m. minaret.

Striking, white-walled mosque with 7 black domes, 7 minarets & a 35m-high tower, built in 1879.

Richly decorated Islamic prayer & study complex, with domes, fountains & pools for fish therapy.

Large Mughal-style mosque built in the 1670s in red sandstone with 4 towering minarets.

Bright red mosque with a tiered roof, notable for its unique, Chinese-inspired architecture.

Ancient Roman ruins, including aqueduct & amphitheater, plus beach & upmarket harbor shops & dining.

Domed Sufi Muslim shrine dedicated to Hazrat Nizamuddin, offering daily prayers & vegetarian food.

Landmark mosque that was built during the Ottoman era & is still in use today.

Hosting up to 15,000 worshippers, Malaysia's national mosque has gardens, a library & a prayer hall.

Sprawling modern mosque complex with mixed architectural styles & a rotating restaurant with a view.

Enormous mosque on the water, with stately architecture featuring an ornate pink dome.

Mosque built by King Abdullah I on the site of one built by Omar Bin Al-Khattab around 640 CE.

Grand Islamic prayer & study center with a 4-pointed roof modeled on traditional tribal houses.

Mosque with a broad, turquoise dome supported by 4 half-domes, plus delicate ceiling calligraphy.

Mosque with a vivid turquoise facade & rows of lanterns, plus stained glass in the prayer hall.

Vast, striking Ottoman imperial mosque dating to ca. 1575, with 71m-tall minarets & a grand dome.

Notable historic mosque & museum with exhibits, prayer services & unique timbered accents.

Contemporary mosque with soaring minarets & a vast prayer hall decorated in black & white marble.

Mughal-style island mausoleum, holding the tomb of Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, a Muslim saint.

Established in 1421, this is the oldest mosque in East Java & has the tomb complex of Sunan Ampel.

Venerable mosque & pilgrimage destination dating from 1549, with unique architecture.

Twin-towered mosque where the prophet Muhammad redirected prayer from Jerusalem to Mecca in 624.

One of India's oldest mosques, built in the Indo-Islamic style during the 1190s with many pillars.

Ornately-decorated modern mosque on Kremlin site with iconic blue 55-metre minarets & dome.

Cairo's first mosque, commissioned in 970 to develop into a major center for Islamic learning.

Landmark Islamic prayer & study hall built in the 1970s & connected to a busy shopping complex.