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The following is an incomplete list of large mosques in Afghanistan:
| Name | Image | Province | City | Year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Rahman Mosque |  | Kabul Province | Kabul | 2009 | One of the largest mosques in Kabul. |
| Abul Fazl Mosque |  | Kabul Province | Murad Khane, Kabul | ||
| Friday Mosque of Kandahar |  | Kandahar Province | Kandahar | 1750 | Houses the cloak of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. |
| Imam Bargah mosque | Kandahar Province | Kandahar | ? | Scene of the 2021 Kandahar bombing.[1] | |
| Omar Al-Farooq Mosque | Kandahar Province | Kandahar | 2014 | One of the largest mosques in Kandahar.[2] | |
| Hajji Dunya Gul Niazi Jamia Masjid | Laghman Province | Mihtarlam | |||
| Great Mosque of Herat |  | Herat Province | Herat | 1446 | The mosque was the city's first congregational mosque, built on the former site of two smaller Zoroastrian Fire temples destroyed by earthquake and fire. |
| Shrine of Ali |  | Balkh Province | Mazar-i-Sharif | ? | The largest mosque in the province, also referred to as the Great Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif. |
| Sakhi Shrine (Ziarat-e Sakhi) | Kabul Province | Kabul | ? | Also known as Karte Sakhi Shrine | |
| Mosque of Jalalabad |  | Nangarhar Province | Jalalabad | ? | One of the largest mosques in the province. |
| Lashkargah Mosque |  | Helmand Province | Lashkar Gah | ? | One of the largest mosques in the province. |
| Khost Mosque | Khost Province | Khost | 2000 | The largest mosque in the province. | |
| Amir Ali Shernway Mosque | Jowzjan Province | Sheberghan | 2017 | The largest mosque in Jowzjan province. Built by Turkey.[3] | |
| Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque | Kunduz Province | Kunduz | ? | Scene of the 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing | |
| Red Mosque | Kandahar Province | Kandahar |
See also
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Look up Mosque in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
References
[edit]- ^ "Afghanistan: Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack that killed at least 47 worshippers". Sky News. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Omar Al-Farooq mosque". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "View of Amir Ali Shernway Mosque". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
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