The Great Mosques

الجوامع الكبرى

A trail through the garrison-town mosques.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Cordoba

    الجامع الكبير: الغابة العمودية.

    Great Mosque of Córdoba · Cordoba

  2. Kufa

    جامع علي: أقدم جوامع العراق.

    Great Mosque of Kufa · Kufa

  3. Kairouan

    جامع عقبة: أول جوامع المغرب.

    Great Mosque of Qayrawan · Qayrawan

  4. Diyarbakir

    الجامع الكبير: خامس الحرمين.

    Great Mosque of Diyarbakır · Great Mosque of Diyarbakır

  5. Al-Nuri

    حدباء الموصل: منارة نور الدين.

    Great Mosque of al-Nuri · Mosul · Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zangi

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Overview

A path through the mosques of the regions: Cordoba, Kufa, Qayrawan, Diyarbakir and al-Nuri, the oldest surviving mosques.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “The Great Mosques”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-great-mosques-2/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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