This is a list of mosques in Qatar . As of 28 May 2017, there were a total of 2,000 mosques recorded in the country. [1]
Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
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Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center Mosque | Doha | 2008 | Tallest Mosque in Qatar. | |
Hamza bin Abdulmuttalib Mosque | Al Wakrah | 1984 | ||
Barzan Towers Mosque | Umm Salal Mohammed | |||
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque | Doha | 2011 | National Mosque of Qatar. Can accommodate up to 30,000 worshippers. | |
Katara Cultural Village Mosque | Doha | 2010 | ||
Ali Bin Ali Mosque | Doha - Nuaija | |||
Masjid Hisham Ibn Al-Mughirah | Doha - Nuaija | |||
Education City Mosque - Minaretein Center | Al Rayyan - Education City | |||
Al Shouyoukh Mosque | Doha | |||
Pearl Qatar Masjid | Pearl Qatar | |||
Al Hitmi Mosque | Doha - New Fereej Al Hitmi | |||
Green Mosque | Doha - Fereej Bin Omran | |||
Abu Hamour Central Mosque | Al Rayyan - Abu Hamour | |||
Masjid Omar Bin Al-Khattab | Doha - Madinat Khalifa South | |||
Doha Airport Mosque | Doha - Hamad International Airport | |||
Mosque Juma Bin Omran Al Qubaisi | Doha - Fereej Bin Omran | |||
Ahmed Bin Majid Mosque | Doha - Al Messila | |||
Masjid Imam Zain Ul Abidin | Doha - Al Mansoura | |||
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