This is a list of mosques in Sri Lanka.
There are approximately 840 mosques in the country and following is a list of some of the notable mosques that are currently operating.
Name | Images | Location | Year/century | Remarks |
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Auliya Mosque | Batticaloa | |||
Al Abrar Mosque | ![]() |
Beruwala | 920 | The oldest documented mosque in Sri Lanka |
Ketchchimalai Mosque | ![]() |
Beruwala | 1024 | |
Naleemiah Mosque | ![]() |
Beruwala | ||
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (Red Mosque) | ![]() |
Colombo | 1909 | |
Grand Mosque of Colombo | ![]() |
Colombo | 948 | |
Meeran Jumma Mosque | ![]() |
Galle | 1904 | |
Meera Makam Mosque | ![]() |
Kandy | 1824[1] | One of the oldest mosques in Kandy |
Hanafi Mosque (Red Mosque) | Kandy | 1935 | ||
Muhhiyadeen Jummah Mosque (White Mosque) | ![]() |
Matara | 1920[2] | |
Ambalathadi Mosque | ![]() |
Negombo | 1846[3] | The oldest mosque in the district of Gampaha |
See also
References
- ^ Zulkiple, A. G.; Jazeel, M. I. M. (June 2013). "International Journal of Humanities and Social Science". History, Distribution and Affiliation of Mosque in Muslim Minority of Sri Lanka. 3: 184.
- ^ Mukthar A. Muhammad; Mahroof, eds. (1995). Muslims of Matara District: History and Heritage. Colombo: Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs.
- ^ Dheen Arachiar Family Genealogy