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
Auliya MosqueBatticaloa
Al Abrar MosqueBeruwala920The oldest documented mosque in Sri Lanka
Ketchchimalai MosqueBeruwala1024
Naleemiah MosqueBeruwala
Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque (Red Mosque)Colombo1909
Grand Mosque of ColomboColombo948
Meeran Jumma MosqueGalle1904
Meera Makam MosqueKandy1824[1]One of the oldest mosques in Kandy
Hanafi Mosque (Red Mosque)Kandy1935
Muhhiyadeen Jummah Mosque (White Mosque)Matara1920[2]
Ambalathadi MosqueNegombo1846[3]The oldest mosque in the district of Gampaha

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Mukthar A. Muhammad; Mahroof, eds. (1995). Muslims of Matara District: History and Heritage. Colombo: Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs.
  3. Dheen Arachiar Family Genealogy
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