List of the oldest mosques
Building Location Country First built Notes
Huaisheng Mosque Guangzhou China 627 The Huaisheng Mosque is the main mosque of Guangzhou . It has been rebuilt many times over its history . According to tradition it was originally built over 1,300 years ago in 627 CE by Sa ` d ibn Abi Waqqas , who was an uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , and was named in memory of Muhammad
Xianxian Mosque Guangzhou City China 629 The mosque was originally built in 629 during the Tang Dynasty
Great Mosque of Xi'an Xi'an , Shaanxi China 742 Although the oldest stones date from the 18th century , the Mosque was founded in 742 Built in 742 , but oldest mosque in China is the Beacon Tower mosque of Guangzhou being built in 627
Macau Mosque Macau ( then Portuguese Macau ) China 1980 The first and only mosque in Macau
Taipei Grand Mosque Taipei Taiwan 1947 Oldest and most famous mosque in Taiwan . Original building was firstly used in 1947 , then relocated to a new site where it was reconstructed in 1960
Kaohsiung Mosque Taipei Taiwan 1949 The second oldest mosque in Taiwan . The original building was built in 1949 , then moved to a new location where the second building was built in 1951 , and the third and final building built in 1992
Jamia Mosque Hong Kong ( then British Hong Kong ) China 1890
Eurasia
See also : List of mosques in Asia and List of mosques in Europe 'Eurasia ' is treated here not as a continental landmass , but a combination of European and Asian countries , including island-states such as Japan and the United Kingdom . See also : List of mosques in China and List of mosques in Taiwan
The designation of the oldest mosques 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. Note that the major regions, such as Africa and Eurasia, are sorted alphabetically, whereas the minor regions, such as Northeast and Northwest Africa in Africa, and Arabia and South Asia in Eurasia, are sorted by the dates in which their first mosques were reportedly established, more or less, barring those that are mentioned by name in the Quran. To be listed here a site must: