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10 Oldest Masjid in the World

The designation of the oldest masjid 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.

01. Quba Masjid, Saudi Arabia



First Built: 622

02. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Saudi Arabia



First Built: 622

03. Masjid al-Qiblatain, Saudi Arabia



First Built: 623

04. Jawatha Masjid, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 629

05. Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia



First Built: 638

06. Great Masjid of Kufa, Iraq



First Built: 639

07. Masjid of Uqba, Tunisia



First Built: 670

08. Imam Hussain Masjid, Iraq





First Built: 680

09. Al-Aqsa Masjid, Jerusalem



First Built: 705

10. Al-Zaytuna Masjid, Tunisia

First Built: 709