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<b>1. Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia</b></div>
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Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city 
of Mecca, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn
 towards while offering daily prayers and is Islam’s holiest place. The 
mosque is also known as the Grand Mosque. The current structure covers 
an area of 4,008,020 square metres (990.40 acres) including the outdoor 
and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to four million Muslim 
worshippers during the Hajj period, one of the largest annual gatherings
 of people in the world.</div>
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<b>2. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi</b></div>
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Al-Masjid al-Nabawi “Mosque of the Prophet”), often called the Prophet’s
 Mosque, is a mosque situated in the city of Medina. As the final 
resting place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, it is considered the 
second holiest site in Islam by both Shia and Sunni Muslims (the first 
being the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca) and is the second largest mosque in 
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<b>3. Imam Reza Shrine</b></div>
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Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran is a complex which contains the 
mausoleum of Ima-m Ridha, the eighth Imam of Twelver Shi’ites and known 
as third largest mosque of the world. Also contained within the complex 
include: the Goharshad Mosque, a museum, a library, four seminaries, a 
cemetery, the Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, a dining hall for 
pilgrims, vast prayer halls, and other buildings.</div>
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<b>4. Istiqlal Mosque</b></div>
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Istiqlal Mosque, or Masjid Istiqlal, in Jakarta, Indonesia is the 
largest mosque in Southeast Asia in term of capacity to accommodate 
people. However in term of building structure and land coverage, 
Istiqlal is the largest in Southeast Asia and fourth largest in the 
world. This national mosque of Indonesia was build to commemorate 
Indonesian independence, as nation’s gratitude for God’s blessings; the 
independence of Indonesia. Therefore the national mosque of Indonesia 
was named “Istiqlal”, an Arabic word for “Independence”.</div>
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<b>5. The Hassan II Mosque</b></div>
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Located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and the fifth 
largest mosque in the world. Designed by the French architect Michel 
Pinseau and built by Bouygues.[1] It stands on a promontory looking out 
to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with 
room for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the
 mosque’s adjoining grounds for a total of 105,000 worshippers present 
at any given time at the Hassan II mosque. Its minaret is the world’s 
tallest at 210 m (689 ft).</div>
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<b>6. Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan</b></div>
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The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the largest mosque in Pakistan and 
South Asia and the sixth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest
 mosque in the world from 1986 to 1993 when overtaken in size by the 
completion of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. Subsequent 
expansions of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the 
Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia during 
the 1990s relegated Faisal Mosque to fourth place in terms of size. 
Faisal Mosque is conceived as the National Mosque of Pakistan. It has a 
covered area of 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft) and has a capacity to 
accommodate approximately 300,000 worshippers (100,000 in its main 
prayer hall, courtyard and porticoes and another 200,000 in its 
adjoining grounds).</div>
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<b>7. Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan</b></div>
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The Badshahi Mosque or the ‘Emperor’s Mosque’ in Lahore is the second 
largest mosque in Pakistan and South Asia and the seventh largest mosque
 in the world. Epitomising the beauty, passion and grandeur of the 
Mughal era, it is Lahore’s most famous landmark and a major tourist 
attraction. Capable of accommodating 10,000 worshippers in its main 
prayer hall and a further 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it 
remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 
313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal 
Mosque in Islamabad. Today, it remains the second largest mosque in 
Pakistan and South Asia and the fifth largest mosque in the world.</div>
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<b>8. Sheikh Zayed Mosque</b></div>
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Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi is the largest mosque in the United 
Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. It is named 
after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first 
President of the United Arab Emirates, who is also buried there. The 
mosque was officially opened in the Islamic month of Ramadan in 2007.</div>
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<b>9. Jama Masjid, Delhi, India</b></div>
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Jama Masjid, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is the 
principal mosque of Old Delhi in India. Commissioned by the Mughal 
Emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, and completed in the year 
1656 AD, it is the largest and best-known mosque in India and ninth 
largest mosque in the world. It lies at the origin of a very busy 
central street of Old Delhi, Chandni Chowk. The later name, Jama Masjid,
 is a reference to the weekly Friday noon congregation prayers of 
Muslims, Jummah, which are usually done at a mosque, the “congregational
 mosque”. The courtyard of the mosque can hold up to twenty-five 
thousand worshipers.</div>
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<b>10. Baitul Mukarram, Bangladesh</b></div>
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Baitul Mukarram is the national mosque of Bangladesh. Located at the 
heart of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, the mosque was founded during the
 1960s. The mosque has a capacity of 30,000, giving it the respectable 
position of being the 10th biggest mosque in the world. However the 
mosque is constantly getting overcrowded. This especially occurs during 
the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which has resulted in the Bangladeshi
 government having to add extensions to the mosque, thus increasing the 
capacity to at least 40,000.</div>
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World’s Top 10 Largest Mosques

1. Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Mecca, it su...