List of mosques in Afghanistan

The following is an incomplete list of large mosques in Afghanistan:

Name Image Province City Year (CE) Remarks
Haji Piyada Mosque Balkh Near Balkh c. 8th-9th century In partial ruins
Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah and mosque Herat Gazur Gah, Herat 1425 Mausoleum, shrine, and mosque
Gawhar Shad Mosque Herat Herat 1438 Part of the Musalla complex, partially destroyed in 1885; in a partial ruinous state[1]: 102–104 
Great Mosque of Herat Herat Herat 1446 The city's first congregational mosque, built on the former site of two smaller Zoroastrian Fire temples that were destroyed by earthquake and fire
Friday Mosque of Kandahar Kandahar Kandahar 1750 Houses the cloak of Muhammad, an Islamic prophet
Pul-e Khishti Mosque Kabul Kabul 18th century The largest mosque in Kabul
Mosque of the Hair of the Prophet Kandahar Kandahar 19th century
Khost Mosque Khost Khost 2000 The largest mosque in the province
Abdul Rahman Mosque Kabul Kabul 2009 One of the largest mosques in Kabul
Abul Fazl Mosque Kabul Murad Khane, Kabul c. 2010 Shrine and mosque
Omar Al-Farooq Mosque Kandahar Kandahar 2014 One of the largest mosques in Kandahar[2]
Amir Ali Shernway Mosque Jowzjan Sheberghan 2017 The largest mosque in Jowzjan province. Built by Turkey[3]
Imam Bargah Mosque Kandahar Kandahar Scene of the 2021 Kandahar bombing[4]
Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque Kunduz Kunduz Scene of the 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing
Gaza Mosque Kabul Kabul 2025
Hajji Dunya Gul Niazi Jamia Masjid Laghman Mihtarlam
Mosque of Jalalabad Nangarhar Jalalabad One of the largest mosques in the province
Lashkargah Mosque Helmand Lashkar Gah One of the largest mosques in the province
Red Mosque Kandahar Kandahar
Sakhi Shrine Kabul Kabul Also known as Karte Sakhi Shrine
Shrine of Ali Balkh Mazar-i-Sharif The largest mosque in the province, also referred to as the Great Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif.

See also

References

  1. ^ Khairzade, Khair Mohammad; Franke, Ute (2020). "The 'Musalla'-Complex in Herat Revisited: Recent Archaeological Investigations at the Gawhar Shad Madrasa". In Ahrens, Alexander; Rokitta-Krumnow, Dörte; Bloch, Franziska; Bührig, Claudia (eds.). Drawing the Threads Together Studies on Archaeology in Honour of Karin Bartl.
  2. ^ "Omar Al-Farooq mosque". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "View of Amir Ali Shernway Mosque". Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack that killed at least 47 worshippers". Sky News. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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