List of former mosques in Portugal
List of former mosques in Portugal
Note: Mesquita means mosque in the Portuguese language.

List of former mosques in Portugal

Section Title: List of former mosques in Portugal
Table Section Text: Note: Mesquita means mosque in the Portuguese language.

Location	Images	Current Name	Mosque Name	Open Years	Notes	Ref.

Mértola	-	Church of Nossa Senhora da Anunciação	Aljama mosque of Martulah	Until late 12th century.	Best preserved former mosque in Portugal, a mixture of Almohad and Manueline architecture. Mosque last rebuilt in second half of 12th century but some elements date to 9th century.

Idanha-a-Velha	-	Cathedral of Idanha-a-Velha	9th century to reconquita	Located in a complex, this building functioned as a mosque from 9th century. Its built in Christian style with clear Islamic elements.

Loulé	-	Church of São Clemente (Loulé), Minaret of Loule	Only minaret of a former mosque exists, used as church bell tower. Its 22.7 metres tall and 4.2 metres across.

Beja	-	Igreja de Santa Maria (Beja)	Church consecrate in 1259 but believe to be a converted old mosque built over a Visigoth temple. Misalignment in orientation, Santa Maria name, and abnormal and unclear profusion of volumes are indicative of mosque origins.

Albufeira	Albufeira Igreja Matriz 25 March 2015.JPG	Igreja Matriz (Albueira)	Igreja Matriz, main church of Albufeira is a former mosque site. Mosque building survived as converted church until 1755, when it was destroyed by earthquake.

Lisbon	-	Lisbon Cathedral	Lisbon was under Arab Moor rule from 8th to 12th century. It was reconquered in 1147 and new cathedral was built on the site of the main mosque of Lisbon.

Santarem	Igreja de Marvila Santarém IMG 9374.JPG	Igreja de Santa Maria de Marvila	Church rebuilt and modified several times after founding on an old mosque in the Islamic Medina of Santarém (8th century to 1147).

Silves	-	Silves Cathedral	Great Mosque of Silves	Located on the site of the old Great Mosque of Silves. Cathedral rebuilt and modified starting from 1268.

Tavira	-	Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo (Tavira)	Mosque stood at the highest point within the fortified Medina of Tavira on the location where Church of Santa Maria stands.

Óbidos	-	Iglesia de Santa María (Óbidos)	Obidos was a old village settlement from Roman times. When Moors captured it they used the Visigoth church as a mosque.

Faro	-	Sé Catedral de Faro	Faro was under Arab rule from 8th century for 500 years. According tradition a paleo-Christion basilica on this premises had been converted into a mosque during this era.

Serpa	-	Igreja de Santa Maria (Serpa)	Church believed built over a mosque site. Remaining indications are bell tower built apart from church body and remains of a cylindrical base.

Aljezur	-	Ribat of Arrifana	Archaeological site (CNS no. 6924) is interpreted as an Islamic fortress convent warrior monks (murābitūn), founded by Ibn Qasi, in about 1130.

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The destroyed church building in Albufeira was a converted former mosque.

final_sentence: The destroyed church building in Albufeira was a converted former mosque.