List of mosques in Qatar

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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]

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NameImagesLocationYear/centuryRemarks
Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center Mosque Abdulla bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Centre seen from Corniche Promenade.jpg Doha 2008Tallest Mosque in Qatar.
Hamza bin Abdulmuttalib Mosque Alwakhra Masjid.jpg Al Wakrah 1984
Barzan Towers Mosque DSC 8119-Edit.jpg Umm Salal Mohammed
Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque View of Lejbailat and State Mosque.jpg Doha 2011National Mosque of Qatar. Can accommodate up to 30,000 worshippers.
Katara Cultural Village Mosque Doha 2010
Ali Bin Ali MosqueDoha - Nuaija
Masjid Hisham Ibn Al-MughirahDoha - Nuaija
Education City Mosque - Minaretein CenterAl Rayyan - Education City
Al Shouyoukh MosqueDoha
Pearl Qatar MasjidPearl Qatar
Al Hitmi MosqueDoha - New Fereej Al Hitmi
Green MosqueDoha - Fereej Bin Omran
Abu Hamour Central MosqueAl Rayyan - Abu Hamour
Masjid Omar Bin Al-KhattabDoha - Madinat Khalifa South
Doha Airport MosqueDoha - Hamad International Airport
Mosque Juma Bin Omran Al QubaisiDoha - Fereej Bin Omran
Ahmed Bin Majid MosqueDoha - Al Messila
Masjid Imam Zain Ul AbidinDoha - Al Mansoura

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References

  1. "Number of mosques in Qatar at 2,000".