There are mosques galore in the UAE. Some of which are so ornate and beautiful, they’ve become somewhat of a tourist attraction for curious foreigners (we’re looking at you Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi).
However, as nice as it is – mosques don’t have to be fancy. They’re there to serve a purpose, which is to act as a place of worship for practicing Muslims.
A mosque could be a small hut, or it could be a huge structure. As long as it can serve as a place of prayer, study, rest or reflection.
So from the humble to the ornate, here are some of the mosques to be found throughout our glorious seven emirates.
Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world
Dubai
Jumeirah Mosque – the most photographed mosque in all of Dubai
Diwan Mosque in Bastakiya
Al Farooq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the UAE
Deira Fish Market mosque illuminated in green
Sharjah
Al Noor Mosque – the most famous in the emirate, with an open-door policy to non-Muslims
A small mosque set in a quaint Sharjah park
Fujairah
Al Badiyah, the oldest mosque in the UAE. It was built in 1446
Fujairah’s Friday Market Mosque
Newly constructed Sheikh Zayed Mosque
Al Ain
A clean, white mosque on Zayed bin Sultan Street
A mosque at the Al Ain Central Market
A humble mosque on the road from Dubai to Al Ain
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Ras Al Khaimah
A small, seaside mosque on the way to Khasab, Oman
Waterskier silhouetted against a mosque backdrop
Ras Al Khaimah’s Zayed Mosque
Umm al-Quwain
A dome peeks out over a mosque in Umm al-Quwain
A minaret poking out from behind boats
Ajman
Ajman’s Sheikh Zayed Mosque
A small mosque at a used cars shop
An orange-bricked mosque stands against a clear blue sky
Images: Getty/Panoramio
