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Uwais al-Qarni Mosque

الرقة, Italy

Uwais al-Qarni Mosque

The Uwais al-Qarani Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد أُوَيْس ٱلْقَرَنِيّ, romanized: Masjid ʾUways 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.

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