Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa el Djazair)
Algiers, Algeria
The Great Mosque of Algiers is a functioning mosque and entry to the grounds is free;
1 ticket or tour
Africa
Tallest temples and pagodas in Africa
Height on this list means the minaret for almost every mosque, which gives modern buildings a clear lead: the minaret of the Great Mosque of Algiers, opened in 2019, rises 265 m, the tallest in the world, ahead of Hassan II in Casablanca at 210 m. The older entries are more telling: the Koutoubia's 12th-century minaret in Marrakesh, 77 m with its spire, and the spiral minaret of Ibn Tulun in Cairo. Edfu's pylon and the Colossi of Memnon are the only pharaonic entries.
| # | Temple | Country | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Mosque of Algiers (Djamaa el Djazair) | Algeria | 265 m |
| 2 | Hassan II Mosque | Morocco | 210 m |
| 3 | Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Alabaster Mosque) | Egypt | 82 m |
| 4 | Koutoubia Mosque | Morocco | 77 m |
| 5 | Al-Sahaba Mosque | Egypt | 76 m |
| 6 | Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque) | Uganda | 51 m |
| 7 | Mosque of Ibn Tulun | Egypt | 40 m |
| 8 | Temple of Horus at Edfu | Egypt | 36 m |
| 9 | Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan | Egypt | 36 m |
| 10 | Great Mosque of Kairouan | Tunisia | 32 m |
| 11 | Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Kom el-Hettan) | Egypt | 18 m |
Hassan II Mosque
Casablanca, Morocco
The Hassan II Mosque is one of the very few mosques in Morocco that non-Muslims may enter, and the only way in is on…
12 tickets & tours
Mosque of Muhammad Ali (Alabaster Mosque)
Cairo, Egypt
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali stands inside the Citadel of Cairo, so there is no separate ticket for it: entry is covered…
No online ticket
Koutoubia Mosque
Marrakesh, Morocco
There is nothing to book for the Koutoubia itself. As in almost every mosque in Morocco, non-Muslims are not allowed…
2 tickets & tours
Al-Sahaba Mosque
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Entry to the Al-Sahaba Mosque is free, and no ticket for the mosque itself is sold.
1 ticket or tour
Uganda National Mosque (Gaddafi Mosque)
Kampala, Uganda
Visitors can simply turn up at the Uganda National Mosque.
2 tickets & tours
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Cairo, Egypt
No ticket is needed to enter the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. It is an active mosque, open to visitors outside prayer times,…
1 ticket or tour
Temple of Horus at Edfu
Edfu, Egypt
The ticket for Edfu is bought at the visitor centre at the entrance, and the price for foreign visitors is set by the…
8 tickets & tours
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan
Cairo, Egypt
There is no online ticket for the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan alone.
No online ticket
Great Mosque of Kairouan
Kairouan, Tunisia
Entry to the mosque is covered by the combined ticket for the monuments of Kairouan, which is sold at the tourist…
3 tickets & tours
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III (Kom el-Hettan)
Luxor, Egypt
No ticket is sold online for the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III on its own.
No online ticket