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Uwais al-Qarni Mosque

Raqqa, Syria · built 2003

Uwais al-Qarni Mosque
Uwais al-Qarni Mosque. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Uwais al-Qarani Mosque (Masjid Uways al-Qaranīy) was a Twelver Shi'a mosque in Raqqa, Syria, until it was demolished by the Islamic State on May 31, 2014. As of 2026, it is currently awaiting reconstruction.

Mosque data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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