List of mosques in Bahrain

This is a list of mosques in Bahrain.

Name Images Location Built Remarks
Beit al-Quran Mosque Manama 1990 Mosque attached to the Beit al-Quran Islamic museum.
Al Fateh Grand Mosque Manama 1988 Largest mosque in Bahrain in terms of capacity.[1]
Omayr al-Moalem Mosque Sitra 1946 Built around the shrine of a Muslim Scholar from Kufa who was prosecuted by Yazid I and fled to Bahrain (and specifically the island of Sitra) to continue his teachings.[2]
Sh. Hussain Al Asfoor Mosque Shakhura 14th century AD Built around the shrine of the prominent Muslim scholar Hussain Al Asfoor.
Sayed Hashem al-Tublani Mosque Tubli 12th century AD Built around the shrine of a prominent Muslim scholar - Seyyed Hashem Bahrani
Khamis Mosque Khamis 8th century AD Believed to be the first mosque in Bahrain.
Al Hasan Mosque Busaiteen 2018 Its design is a combination of modern construction and traditional Islamic art and architecture. It has 12 domes, two minarets, and the biggest mihrab in Bahrain.
Salman bin Hamad Mosque Awali
Muhammad bin Salman Al Khalifa Mosque Budaiya
Rashid Abdulrahman al-Zayani Mosque Galali
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Grand Mosque Diyar Al Muharraq
Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Mosque Hamad Town
Abdulrahman Jasim Kanoo Mosque Hamad Town
Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo Mosque Gufool
Gudaibiya Mosque Gudaibiya
King Khalid Grand Mosque Umm Al Hassam
Khalid bin Mohamed bin Salman Mosque Hamala

See also

References
  1. Ahmed Al Fateh Mosque Archived 2010-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Bahrain Tourism Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. آل عباس, جاسم. كتاب دور العبادة والإحياء في قرية المعامير.
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