10 Oldest Mosques in the World - World Review

The designation of the oldest mosque in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation. Even here, there is the distinction between old mosque buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques, and those that have been converted to other purposes; and between buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques and those that were shuttered for many decades. In terms of congregations, they are distinguished between early established congregations that have been in continuous existence, and early congregations that ceased to exist..

 

10. Al-Zaytuna Mosque, Tunisia

First Built: 709

09. Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem

First Built: 705

 

 

08. Imam Hussain Mosque, Iraq

First Built: 680

 

 

07. Mosque of Uqba, Tunisia

First Built: 670

 

 

06. Great Mosque of Kufa, Iraq

First Built: 639

 

 

05. Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 638

 

 

04. Jawatha Mosque, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 629

 

 

03. Masjid al-Qiblatain, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 623

 

 

02. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 622

 

 

01. Quba Mosque, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 622