The CEO of the Award Abdullah Al Fozan has outlined the name of the mosques included in the long list of the award considering the variety, diversity, and neutrality. Moreover, mosques information were collected by the award affairs team in cooperation with the award’s nominators from all over the countries with Islamic majority. 119 Nominators were carefully selected among experts and who interested in mosque architecture. They helped in providing information, drawings, contact details of the nominated mosque. However, the award team has worked to formulate the nominated project presentation and prepare all the documents for the jury meetng which will be held in Paris 21st-23rd of January 2019. The nominated mosques were classified into 4 categories; Central, Jumaa, Local, and community. yet, the categories were done for organizing and simplify the jury process.
Mr Alfozan added that the award process has passed with progressive development in the methodology of nomination since the beginning of the 3rd cycle. The big expansion in the geographical range from the targeting the Gulf countries (6 countries) in the second cycle to targeting the countries with Islamic majority (50 countries) in the third cycle considered as a big jump in the history of the award. However, the team has encountered many obstacles dealing with this large number of countries, cultures, and languages. Some countries such as the ones in West Africa and central Asia had lake of information about mosques, which made the award team’s job more challenging. Nevertheless, more than 30 mosques were nominated from there.
The nominated mosques were selected with full transparent and neutral methodology. 201 mosques were nominated from 48 countries from all over the countries with an Islamic majority; 23 Asian Countries nominated 136 mosques, 21 African countries nominated 43 mosques, and 4 European countries nominated 22 mosques. Therefore, the mosques were divided based on the 4 categories as follows; 64 central mosques, 72 jumaa mosques, 42 local mosques, and 23 community mosques.
The Secretary-General of the Award, Dr. Mashary Al-Naim, said that the selection of the nominated mosques was among the thousands of mosques built in these countries after the year 2000 and was chosen for the criteria based on the award, which emphasizes the concept of the mosque of the future and provide new architectural and operational experiences will contribute to the future development of the mosque.
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Nominated Mosques
- Argun Mosque, Chechnya
- Ezbit El Nakhl’ Great Mosque, Egypt
- Abdul Rahman Mosque, Afghanistan
- Al-Akbar Mosque, Indonesia
- Great Mosque of Tirana, Albania
- Alqouraa Mosque, Ghana
- Bahria Grand Mosque, Pakistan
- Imam Reza Complex Mosque, Iran
- Abdel Hamid Ibn BadisMosque, Algeria
- Hazrat Sultan Mosque, Kazakhstan
- Alwalidain, Saudi Arabia
- Mohamed V Mosque (Fnideq), Morocco
- Afghan Turk Mosque, Afghanistan
- Al Abidine Mosque, Tunisia
- Great Mosque of Central Java, Indonesia
- KAUST Grand Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Cyberjaya Mosque, Malaysia
- Dian Al-Mahri Mosque, Indonesia
- th August Of 1956 Mosque, Algeria
- Minor Mosque, Uzbekistan
- Al Aman Mosque, Algeria
- Alfattah Alaleem Mosque, Egypt
- Alrahman Mosque, Togo
- Hydra Mosque , Azerbaijan
- Al-bukhary Mosque, Malaysia
- Maizon Bint Ahmed Mosque, Oman
- Kota Iskandar Mosque, Malaysia
- King Hussein Bin Talal Mosque, Jordon
- MusaabBin Omair Mosque, Togo
- Kaigoma Mosque, Tanzania
- Mechet’ Imeni Zhusupa Mosque, Kazakhstan
- Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Mosque, Malaysia
- Alsaleh Mosque, Yemen
- Princess Dzevhera Islamic Center, Bosnia
- Nurgasyr Regional Mosque, Kazakhstan
- Nur-Astana Mosque, Kazakhstan
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque,Sameel, Oman
- Daşoğuz Mosque, Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, Turkmenistan
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque,Nezwa, Oman
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque, Oman
- Imam Sarakhsi Mosque, Kyrgyzstan
- Shaikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Al Mina Mosque, Egypt
- Shaikh Zayed Mosque, Fojerah, UAE
- Shamakhi Mosque, Azerbaijan
- Albarka Mosque, Zambia
- The Flower Of God Mosque, Kazakhstan
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque,Sur, Oman
- Al ojail Mosque, Senegal
- Simad University Mosque, Somalia
- Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, Chechnya
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque,Bahlaa, Oman
- Sultan Qaboos Mosque,Salalah, Oman
- Wilayah Persekutuan , Malaysia
- White Mosque, Tatarstan
- West Sumatra Grand Mosque, Indonesia
- Vali-e-Asr Mosque, Iran
- Mohamed V Mosque (Fnideq), Morocco
- Ulul Albab Mosque, Malaysia
- Tosyalı Oran Mosque, Algeria
- Zabeel Mosque, Dubai, UAE
- Ash Shaliheen Mosque, Brunei
- Al-Isryad Mosque, Indonesia
- Alfaroq Omar, UAE
- Al-Azhar Grand Mosque, Indonesia
- Almailam Mosque, Burkina Faso
- Altawheed Mosque, Jordon
- Al-Safar Mosque, Indonesia
- Al Aziz Mosque, UAE
- Aspire Mosque , Qatar
- Alrashediah Mosque, UAE
- Alnoor Mosque
- Chandgaon Mosque , Bangladesh
- BSML Mosque, Bangladesh
- Bedirye Tiryaki Mencik Mosque, Turkey
- Baitus Shobur Mosque, Indonesia
- As-Shaff Mosque, Indonesia
- Asma’ul Husna Great Mosque, Indonesia
- Al Arfaj Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Amnah AlgHhorai Mosque, UAE
- Nehram Village Mosque, Azerbaijan
- Çobançeşme Mosque, Turkey
- Dorat Albahrain Mosque, Bahrain
- Abragunus Mosque, Azerbaijan
- Delgosha Mosque, Iran
- Darussalam Mosque, Indonesia
- Hamad Airport Mosque, Qatar
- Riza Bajrami Mosque, Albania
- Hamoudah Bin Ali Mosque, UAE
- GOSB Mosque, Turkey
- Al Aleem Mosque, UAE
- Fatih Üniversitesi Mosque, Turkey
- Haji Javad Mosque, Azerbaijan
- Issa Bin Salman Mosque, Bahrain
- Jamal Abdulnasser Mosque, Libya
- KataraCultural Village Mosque, Qatar
- Cyberjaya 10 , Malaysia
- FaelatKhair Mosque, Togo
- Esra& Me’rajMosque, Saudi Arabia
- AljaddafMosque, UAE
- Al JawharaAl Babtain Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Alacaatlı Uluyol Camii Mosque, Turkey
- Abdulrahman SadiK Mosque, UAE
- Marmara University Mosque, Turkey
- Liaquat National Hospital Mosque, Pakistan
- Khalifah Altajer Mosque,UAE
- Khalid AlbaltanMother’s Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- University Teknologi Petronas Mosque, Malaysia
- Mohammed Vi Mosque, Morocco
- NadAlsheba Mosque, UAE
- Mohor Para Mosque , Bangladesh
- Mohamed Jassim Alsaddah Mosque, Kuwait
- Selat Melaka Mosque, Malaysia
- Bandar Diraja Mosque, Malaysia
- Alogoyan Mosque, Kuwait
- As-Salam Mosque, Malaysia
- Naji Hamshari Mosque, Jordon
- Sakirin Mosque, Turkey
- Sancaklar Mosque, Turkey
- Refiye Soyak Camii Mosque, Turkey
- Puncak Alam Mosque, Malaysia
- Police Mosque, Egypt
- Sari Asih Karawaci Mosque , Indonesia
- Suhaib Alromi Mosque, Bahrain
- Simav Tabakhane Mosque, Turkey
- Siddiqa Fatima Mosque, Kuwait
- Khaled bin AbdulazizAl Saud Mosque,Bahrain
- Sheikha Hessa Mosque, Bahrain
- Senai International Airport Mosque, Malaysia
- The Red Mosque, Bangladesh
- Tamim bin Aws, UAE
- Yesil Vadi Mosque, Turkey
- Saeed Alsaid Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Yaşamkent Mosque , Turkey
- Mamur Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Wooden Mosque, Iran
- Amatullah Complex Hakimi Mosque, Kenya
- Altawheed Mosque, Ghana
- Alnajdi Mosque, Niger
- Zirə Cümə mosque, Azerbaijan
- Amir Shakib Arslan Mosque, Lebanon
- Burhani Mosque, Uganda
- Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Bangladesh
- Bin Haji Mosque, Tanzania
- Baitus Salaam Mosque, Indonesia
- Bait alrhman Mosque, Indonesia
- Asgar Ali Chowdhury Mosque, Bangladesh
- City Walk Mosque, UAE
- Esfahan Cemetery Prayer Room, Iran
- Golden Mosque, Qatar
- Istana Diraja Mosque, Malaysia
- Al Rahman Al Rahim Mosque, Egypt
- Al Warqa’a Mosque, UAE
- AL RAWDA MOSQUE, Jordon
- Al-AemahAl-Arabah , Egypt
- Alaçatı Süreyyave Muzaffer Mosque, Turkey
- Adra Mosque, Bangladesh
- Malatya İnönü Üniversitesi Mosque, Turkey
- KAFD Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad Rasul-Allah Mosque, Iran
- Mohammed Alshouabi Mosque, Benin
- Mogan Golu Mosque, Turkey
- The Pyramidal Mosque, Kazakhistan
- Prayer and meditation pavilion Mosque, Sudan
- Permata Qolbu Mosque, Indonesia
- Oluwa Lowi Mosque, Benin
- Basuna Mosque , Egypt
- Semazen Mosque , Turkey
- Teradol Community Mosque , Bangladesh
- Taman Selatan Mosque, Malaysia
- University of Tabok Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Surau Nusa Idaman Mosque, Malaysia
- Institute Penilaian Negara Mosque, Malaysia
- Surau Ali Bashah Neocyber Mosque, Malaysia
- The Prayer Room in TakhteSoleymanMosque, Iran
- Tohid Mosque, Iran
- Dogramacizade Ali Pasa Mosque, Turkey
- Turaijm Mosque, Mauritania
- Almaarek Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Al Jo Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Alhussaini Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh Alkhobraa Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Alhamd Mosque Mosque, Comoros
- Alfoqi Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Ahmed Mosque, Mauritania
- Maidom Oasis Mosque, Egypt
- Faid Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Aldwaihra Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Alshandagha Mosque , UAE
- Dijngarey Mosque, Mali
- Djenne Mosque, Mali
- Alshafae Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Alsakhra Mosque, Saudi Arabia
- Larabanga Mosque, Ghana
- Sidi Yahia Mosque, Mali
- Sankore Mosque, Mali
- Noor Aleslam Mosque, Guinea
- Aisha Mosque, Ghana
- OMAR BIN ALKHATAB Mosque, Mauritania
- Almuntada Mosque, Nigiria
