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List of the oldest mosques in the world


Mosque of Amr ibn al-As Cairo Egypt originally built in 641–642 by Amr ibn al-As, by order of Caliph Umar, was the Arab general that liberated Egypt from the Romans. In 641 - been extended 673 by the governor Maslama ibn Mukhallad

The designation of the oldest mosque in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation. Even here, there is the distinction between old mosque buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques, and those that have been converted to other purposes; and between buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques and those that were shuttered for many decades. In terms of congregations, they are distinguished between early established congregations that have been in continuous existence, and early congregations that ceased to exist.

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Mosque of Amr ibn al-AsCairo Egypt originally built in 641–642. by order of Caliph Umar, was the Arab general that liberated Egypt from the Romans. In 641 - been extended 673 by the governor Maslama ibn Mukhallad. Mosque_of_Amr_ibn_al-As

EGYPT

Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (Arabic: جامع عمرو بن العاص‎‎), also called the Mosque of Amr, was originally built in 641–642 AD, as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt and whole Africa.[1]

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque, is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania. It was built in 1494 by Iljaz Hoxha, also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahor. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

King Mosque, Elbasan or Sulltan Bayazit mosque in Elbasan was builted around 1482.


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