This is a list of mosques in the Republic of Yemen, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
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Aidrus Mosque |
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City of Aden | 1699 | Named for Abu Bakr al-Aydarus, a Sufi mystic. [1] |
Al-Asha'ir Mosque |
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Zabid, Al-Hudaydah | 628 | One of the early mosques of Islam. Part of UNESCO's World Heritage Site of Zabid. [2] |
Al-Muhdhar Mosque |
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Tarim, Hadhramaut | 1914 | With a height of approximately 53 m (174 ft), the minaret is the tallest mudbrick structure in the World. [3] [4] [5] |
Qubbat az-Zum Mosque |
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Jiblah, Ibb | 1515–1516 | One of two prominent mosques in the historical town of Jibla. [6] [7] |
Queen Arwa Mosque |
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Jiblah | 1111 | Associated with Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi, and is one of the two iconic mosques of Jibla, Yemen. [7] |
Al-Hadi Mosque |
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City of Sa'dah | 897 | |
Sufyan Mosque |
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Lahij | 1215 | Dedicated to Sufyan ibn Abdullah al-Abini al-Yamani, a Muslim scholar who fought in the 1187 Battle of Hattin against the Crusaders in Jerusalem. [8] [9] |
Alansar Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Bakiriyya Mosque |
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Sanaa | 1596–1597 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Abdulhadi as-Soudi Mosque |
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Taiz | 16th century | Named for Abdul Hadi as-Soudi, a prominent poet and Muslim scholar involved in Sufism. Destroyed by Islamists in 2016, and currently still in ruins as of 2020. |
Alemaan Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Mahdi Mosque |
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Sanaa | 1651 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Al-Saleh Mosque |
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Sanaa | 2008 | The largest mosque in the country. [11] [12] |
Al-Shohada' Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Towheed Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Great Mosque of Sana'a |
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Sanaa | 7th-8th Century | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Hanthel Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Ashrafiya Mosque |
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City of Ta'iz | 1275 | |
Al-Janad Mosque |
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Taiz | 7th-century | |
Mudhaffar Mosque |
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Taiz | 13th Century | |
Talha Mosque |
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Taiz | 1620 | [13] |
This is a list of mosques in the Republic of Yemen, in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aidrus Mosque |
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City of Aden | 1699 | Named for Abu Bakr al-Aydarus, a Sufi mystic. [1] |
Al-Asha'ir Mosque |
![]() |
Zabid, Al-Hudaydah | 628 | One of the early mosques of Islam. Part of UNESCO's World Heritage Site of Zabid. [2] |
Al-Muhdhar Mosque |
![]() |
Tarim, Hadhramaut | 1914 | With a height of approximately 53 m (174 ft), the minaret is the tallest mudbrick structure in the World. [3] [4] [5] |
Qubbat az-Zum Mosque |
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Jiblah, Ibb | 1515–1516 | One of two prominent mosques in the historical town of Jibla. [6] [7] |
Queen Arwa Mosque |
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Jiblah | 1111 | Associated with Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi, and is one of the two iconic mosques of Jibla, Yemen. [7] |
Al-Hadi Mosque |
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City of Sa'dah | 897 | |
Sufyan Mosque |
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Lahij | 1215 | Dedicated to Sufyan ibn Abdullah al-Abini al-Yamani, a Muslim scholar who fought in the 1187 Battle of Hattin against the Crusaders in Jerusalem. [8] [9] |
Alansar Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Bakiriyya Mosque |
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Sanaa | 1596–1597 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Abdulhadi as-Soudi Mosque |
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Taiz | 16th century | Named for Abdul Hadi as-Soudi, a prominent poet and Muslim scholar involved in Sufism. Destroyed by Islamists in 2016, and currently still in ruins as of 2020. |
Alemaan Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Mahdi Mosque |
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Sanaa | 1651 | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Al-Saleh Mosque |
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Sanaa | 2008 | The largest mosque in the country. [11] [12] |
Al-Shohada' Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Al-Towheed Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Great Mosque of Sana'a |
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Sanaa | 7th-8th Century | Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Sana'a. [10] |
Hanthel Mosque | Sanaa | ? | ||
Ashrafiya Mosque |
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City of Ta'iz | 1275 | |
Al-Janad Mosque |
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Taiz | 7th-century | |
Mudhaffar Mosque |
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Taiz | 13th Century | |
Talha Mosque |
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Taiz | 1620 | [13] |