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10 Oldest Masjid in the World
The designation of the oldest masjid 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.
01. Quba Masjid, Saudi Arabia


First Built: 622
02. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Saudi Arabia


First Built: 622
03. Masjid al-Qiblatain, Saudi Arabia


First Built: 623
04. Jawatha Masjid, Saudi Arabia

First Built: 629
05. Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia
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First Built: 638
06. Great Masjid of Kufa, Iraq


First Built: 639
07. Masjid of Uqba, Tunisia


First Built: 670
08. Imam Hussain Masjid, Iraq



First Built: 680
09. Al-Aqsa Masjid, Jerusalem


First Built: 705
10. Al-Zaytuna Masjid, Tunisia

First Built: 709
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