List of mosques in Ghana

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This is a list of mosques in Ghana.

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Name Image Location Year (CE) Remarks
Larabanga Mosque Larabanga, West Gonja 1421 The oldest mosque in Ghana; made of adobe; pyramidal minarets in the Sudano-Sahelian style[1]
Bole Mosque Bole, West Gonja 17th century Built in the Sudano-Sahelian style; collapsed in 2023; rebuilt in 2024[2]
Nakore Mosque Nakore, Wa, Upper West 17th century Built in the Sudano-Sahelian style[3]
Banda Nkwanta Mosque Banda Nkwanta, West Gonja 18th century Made of adobe; pyramidal minarets in the Sudano-Sahelian style[4][5]
Dondoli Mosque Wa, Upper West 19th century In partial ruins; built in the Sudano-Sahelian style[4]
Wuriyanga Mosque Upper East 19th century Built in a mix of the Sudano-Sahelian and Djenne styles[4]
Dakrupe Mosque Dakrupe, Savannah 19th century Demolished in 2010[4]
Kumasi Central Mosque Kumasi, Ashanti 1950s Extensively renovated and expanded in 2023[6][7]
Madina Mosque La Nkwantanang Madina, Greater Accra 1959 Also includes a madrasa[8]
Abossey Okai Central Mosque Abossey Okai, Greater Accra 1970s [9][10]
Ghana National Mosque Accra 2021 The national mosque with a capacity for 15,000 worshipers, the largest mosque in Ghana; principally funded by the Turkish Government[11][12]
Maluwe Mosque West Gonja, Savannah Built in the Sudano-Sahelian style[4]
Sunyani Central Mosque Sunyani, Bono [13]
Wechiau Mosque Wechiau, Upper West Built in a mix of the Sudano-Sahelian and Djenne styles[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Restoration works begin on partly collapsed 400-year-old Mosque in Bole". GhanaWeb. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ Andoh, Richmond. "The ancient Bole Mosque reconstructed to preserve history". Ghanafuo. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Ghana's Historic Mosques: Nakore". The Hauns in Africa. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Ghana's Historic Mosques: The Lost Ones". The Hauns in Africa. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Stock Photo - Mud-built Mosque At Banda Nkwanta, Ghana". Alamy. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Renovated Kumasi Central Mosque to be commissioned". Business Ghana. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. ^ Shack, William A.; Skinner, Elliott P. (1979). Strangers in African Societies. University of California Press. p. 186. ISBN 9780520038127. Retrieved 3 March 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Weiss, Holger (2007). "Begging and Almsgiving in Ghana Muslim Positions towards Poverty and Distress". Nordiska Afrika Institutet. 133.
  9. ^ Owusu-Ansah, David (2005). "Accra Central Mosque (2): Transformations in Islamic Education in Ghana". Diversity and Tolerance in the Islam of West Africa. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ^ Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (2005). Veep says prayers to thank Allah. Daily Graphic. p. 27. Retrieved 23 December 2023 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Turkey funded Ghana national mosque commissioned". Ghana Business News. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  12. ^ "MEEX Ghana Mosque" (streaming video and transcript). www.aparchive.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via Associated Press.
  13. ^ Ali, Biiya Mukusah; Adu-Gyamerah, Emmanuel (13 June 2017). "Interventions to make Hajj more comfortable announced". Graphic Online. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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