Great Mosque of Kufa

Mosque of Kufa
مَسْجِد ٱلْكُوفَة ٱلْمُعَظَّم / ٱلْأَعْظَم Masjid il-Kufa til-Muʿaẓẓam
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Rite	Muslims
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque and Shrine
Status	Active
Location
Location	Kufa, Iraq
Municipality	Najaf Governorate
Country	Iraq
Location in Iraq
Geographic coordinates	32°01′43″N 44°24′03″E / 32.02861°N 44.40083°E / 32.02861; 44.40083
Architecture
Type	Islamic
Founder	Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas
Completed	670 CE
Specifications
Interior area	11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft)
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	4
Shrine(s)	3
Website
www.masjed-alkufa.net

The Great Mosque of Kufa (Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْكُوفَة ٱلْمُعَظَّم/ٱلْأَعْظَم, romanized: Masjid al-Muʿaẓẓam/al-ʾAʿaẓam), or Masjid al-Kufa, is located in Kufa, Iraq and is one of the earliest surviving mosques in the world. The mosque, built in the 7th century, was home to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the 4th Rashidun caliph; and contains the shrine of Muslim ibn Aqeel, his companion Hani ibn Urwa, and the revolutionary, Al-Mukhtar.^[1] The mosque has been significantly rebuilt and restored multiple times in its history.