List of mosques in the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of mosques in the United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

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NameImagesLocationYearRemarks
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed Mosque view.jpg Abu Dhabi City2008 National mosque, the largest mosque in the UAE. [1]
Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque Imam Al-Tayeb Mosque 1.jpg Abu Dhabi 2023Part of the Abrahamic Family House
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque Mosque of shaikh.jpg Al Ain, Abu Dhabi 2021 [2] [3] The largest mosque in the city and one of the largest in the UAE. [4] [5] It is near an ancient mosque dated to the Islamic Golden Age, possibly the oldest mosque in the country. [6] [7]
Sheikha Salama Mosque Shaikha Salama mosque.jpg Al Ain2011 (current structure)Formerly the largest mosque in Al Ain. [8] [9]
Grand Mosque of Dubai Dubai Grand mosque 01.jpg Dubai 1998
Jumeirah Mosque Jumeira Mosque Dubai-2.jpg Dubai1979
Iranian Mosque, Bur Dubai Iranian Shia Mosque, Dubai, UAE (4324609002).jpg Dubai1979
Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque Dubai2011
Al Bidya Mosque 2011-0209-Al Badiyah Mosque.jpg Al Badiyah, Al-Fujairah 1446Oldest functional mosque in the UAE. [10] [11] [12]
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah A Masjid in Fujirah - phujairryile oru msjid.jpg Fujairah City2015The second largest mosque in the UAE. [13]
King Faisal Mosque Saudi Mosque1.jpg Sharjah 1987Formerly the largest in Sharjah and the country. [1] [14] [15]
Al Noor Mosque Sharjah Fish Market Road - panoramio (3).jpg Sharjah2005
Sharjah Mosque GRAND MOSQUE.jpg Sharjah2019The largest mosque in Sharjah. [16]

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