Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship to mosques
Hindu temples | ||
Country/Place | Then | Now |
India | Shri Ram Mandir1 | Babri Masjid |
Varanasi, India | Bindu Madhav | Alamgir Mosque |
India | Kashi Vishwanath Mandir | Gyanvapi Mosque |
Kudus, Indonesia | Balinese Hindu temple | Menara Kudus Mosque or Al-Aqsha Mosque |
Buddhist statues and sites | ||
Country/Place | Then | Now |
Afghanistan | Buddhas of Bamyan | Bamyan Valley with destroyed Buddha structure |
Zoroastrian fire temples | ||
Country/Place | Then | Now |
Al-Shaykh Saad, Syria | Church of Job | Mosque of Job |
Damghan, Iran | Tarikhaneh Temple | Tarikhaneh Mosque |
Iran | Zoroastrian fire temple | Jameh Mosque of Qazvin |
Isfahan, Iran | Chahartaq | Jāmeh Mosque of Ardestan |
Yazd Province of Iran | Sassanid fire temple | Jāmeh Mosque of Yazd |
Tehran, Iran | A sanctuary of the goddess Anahita, Indo-Iranian goddess and cosmological figure | Bibi Shahr Banu Shrine |
Synagogues/Holy sites for Judaism | ||
Country/Place | Then | Now |
Jerusalem | Temple Mount | Dome of the Rock & Al-Aqsa mosque |
Hebron | Cave of the Patriarchs2 | Ibrahimi Mosque |
Halhoul | Tombs of Nathan and Gad | Mosque of Prophet Yunus |
London | Orthodox Jewish synagogue | Brick Lane Mosque |
The Hague, Netherlands | Synagogue | Aksa mosque |
Christian churches | ||
Country/Place | Then | Now |
Syria | Church of Job | Al-Shaykh Saad |
Lezhë, Albania. | Church of Saint Nicholas3 | Selimije Mosque |
Bosnia | Catholic Church of Saint Anthony of Padua | Fethija Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Hagia Sophia | The Grand Mosque of Hagia Sophia |
Istanbul | Church of the Holy Apostles | Fatih Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of the Pantocrator | Zeyrek Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of SS Sergius and Bacchus | Little Hagia Sophia |
Istanbul | Church of Saint Andrew | Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Saint Thekla | Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque |
Istanbul | Nunnery of Saint Theodosia | Gül Mosque |
Istanbul | Chora Church | Kariye Mosque. |
Istanbul | Monastery of Stoudios | İmrahor Mosque. |
Istanbul | Church of Saint John | Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Myrelaion | Bodrum Mosque |
Istanbul | Catholic Church of Saint Paul | Arap Mosque |
Istanbul | The Lips Monastery | Fenari Isa Mosque |
Istanbul | The Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes | Eski Imaret Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Theotokos Kyriotissa | Kalenderhane Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Hagios Theodoros at Vefa | Mosque of Vefa |
Istanbul | The Monastery of Manuel | Kefeli Mosque |
Istanbul | The Monastery of Gastria Sancaktar | Hayrettin Mosque |
Istanbul | Church of Saint Mary of Constantinople | Odalar Mosque |
Istanbul | The Pammakaristos Church | Fethiye Mosque |
Istanbul | The Eastern Orthodox church | Toklu Dede Mosque |
Istanbul | The monastery of the Holy Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphadora | Manastır Mosque |
Trabzon | Panagia Chrysokephalos Church | Fatih Mosque |
Trabzon | Byzantine church | Nakip Mosque |
Trabzon | Hagios Eugenios Church | New Friday Mosque |
Trabzon | Saint Paul Cathedral | Tarsus Old Mosque |
Antalya | Church of Virgin Mary | Kesik Minare |
Tirilye | Church of Christ and Saint Stephen | Fatih Mosque in Tirilye |
Famagusta, Cyprus | St. Nicholas Cathedral | Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque |
Nicosia, Cyprus | St. Sophia Cathedral | Selimiye Mosque |
Greece | The Church of the Acheiropoietos | Eski Mosque |
Greece | Church of Hosios David | Suluca or Murad Mosque |
Greece | Church of Prophet Elijah | Saraylı Mosque |
Greece | Church of Saint Catherine | Yakup Pasha Mosque |
Greece | Church of Saint Panteleimon | Ishakiye Mosque |
Greece | Church of Holy Apostles | Soğuksu Mosque |
Greece | Church of Hagios Demetrios | Kasımiye Mosque |
Greece | Rotonda of Galerius | Mosque of Suleyman Hortaji Effendi |
Greece | The Cathedral Church of Veria | Hünkar Mosque |
Greece | Church of Saint Paul in Veria | Medrese Mosque |
Ioannina | Church of Saint John | Aslan Pasha Mosque |
Athens | Byzantine basilica | Fethiye Mosque |
Kars, Armenia | Holy Apostles Church | Kümbet Mosque |
Gaziantep in Turkey | St Mary's Church Cathedral | Liberation Mosque |
Beirut, Lebanon | Church of St. John the Baptist | Al-Omari Grand Mosque |
Morocco | Roman temple of Hercules | Grand Mosque of Tangier |
Damascus, Syria | John the Baptist which was earlier, a Roman Pagan temple of Jupiter | Umayyad Mosque |
Homs | Saint John the Baptist | Great Mosque of al-Nuri |
Syria | temple to worship the Roman god Jupiter | Great Mosque of Hama |
Syria | Cathedral of Saint Helena | Great Mosque of Aleppo |
Tripoli, Libya | Tripoli Cathedral | Maidan al Jazair Square Mosque |
Iraq | Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Ephraim | Mosque of the Mujahideen |
Burlington, NC | UCC church | Burlington Masjid |
Syracuse, NY | Catholic church | Masjid Isa Ibn Maryam |
Hollis, Queens, New York, NY | ELCA-Lutheran church | Masjid 'Eesa ibn Maryam |
Babri Masjid was demolished and now Shri Ram temple being built again.1
A part of Cave of Patriarchs has been restored to a synagogue again by Israel after 1967.2
Church of Saint Nicholas turned to the mosque has now been converted to a mausoleum.3