[[wiki-architecture]] · [[Biographies]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # List of the oldest mosques The oldest mosques in the world can refer to the oldest, surviving mosque building or to the oldest mosque congregation. There is also a distinction between old mosque buildings in continuous use as mosques and others no longer used as mosques. In terms of congregations, there are early established congregations that have been in continuous existence, and early congregations that ceased to exist. The major regions, such as Africa and Eurasia, are sorted alphabetically, and the minor regions, such as Arabia and South Asia, are sorted by the dates in which their first mosques were reportedly established, more or less, barring those that are mentioned by name in the Quran. To be listed here a site must: be the oldest mosque in a country, large city (top 50), or oldest of its type (denomination, architectural, etc.); be the oldest congregation of its type (denomination). == Mentioned in the Quran == The following are treated as the oldest mosques or sanctuaries mentioned in the Quran: == Africa == === Northeast Africa === === Northwest Africa === === Southeast Africa === === Southern Africa === === West Africa === == Asia == === Arabian Peninsula === === Levant === === West Asia === === Transcaucasia === === Central Asia === === China and Taiwan === === South Asia === === Southeast Asia === === East Asia === == Europe == === Central and Eastern Europe === === Iberian Peninsula === === Russia === === Scandinavia === === United Kingdom and Ireland === === Western Europe === == Americas == === North America === === South America === == Oceania == === Australasia === === Melanesia === == See also == List of oldest minarets List of tallest minarets Holiest sites in Islam Islamic architecture List of mosques in India Congregational mosque List of largest mosques List of mosques List of oldest known surviving buildings List of oldest church buildings List of oldest synagogues == Notes == == References == - [[Design/Architectural Design/Design Theory]] - [[Environmental Design/Thermal Comfort]] - [[Research, Analysis & Citations/Checklists and Templates]] - [[History and Theory]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India/pillars]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India/satellites]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Ancient Architecture]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Classical Architecture]] - [[History and Theory/World History/Contemporary Architecture]] == External links == International Architecture database Al-Masjid al-Haram and al-Masjid al-Aqsa as the First and Second Mosques on Earth Archived January 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine