Prayer Times in Aswan – Egypt

Al-Tabia Mosque — also known as Abu Al-Hajjaj Al-Asnawi Mosque, named in honor of the revered Islamic scholar and Sufi sheikh Sheikh Abu Al-Hajjaj Al-Asnawi, one of the most celebrated Islamic saints of Upper Egypt — is the oldest and most historically significant mosque in Aswan and one of the most important Islamic heritage monuments in the entire southernmost region of Egypt. Built in the Ottoman architectural style, the mosque displays exquisite Islamic architectural elements including a beautifully decorated prayer niche (mihrab) of exceptional craftsmanship, an ornate wooden pulpit (minbar), and a graceful minaret of traditional Islamic design that has become a defining landmark of Aswan's distinctive historic skyline. The mosque's historical importance extends far beyond its architectural beauty — it has served as the principal Islamic spiritual center of Aswan for centuries, drawing pilgrims, scholars, and worshippers from across Upper Egypt and Nubia to the blessed tomb and spiritual legacy of Sheikh Abu Al-Hajjaj Al-Asnawi, one of the most venerated Islamic figures in the religious heritage of southern Egypt. With a capacity of eight thousand worshippers, Al-Tabia Mosque provides five daily prayers at Egypt local EET/UTC+2, prominent Friday Jummah services, Ramadan programming, and is a major Islamic heritage pilgrimage and tourism site for visitors to Aswan.

The Grand Mosque of Aswan — Al-Jami' Al-Kabeer — is the largest, most prominent, and most widely attended mosque in Aswan city, serving the greatest congregation of daily and Friday worshippers in the capital of this extraordinary southern Egyptian governorate. Positioned in the heart of Aswan's city center, within view of the magnificent Nile River and its collection of felucca-sailed islands, the Grand Mosque is the undisputed spiritual and congregational heart of Aswan's Muslim community. With a capacity of fifteen thousand worshippers, the Grand Mosque hosts the largest Friday Jummah in Aswan — attended by residents from across the city and from surrounding Nubian villages and governorate towns — as well as the two annual Eid prayers, comprehensive Ramadan programming including communal iftar and nightly Tarawih, Quran memorization programs for children, adult Islamic education circles, and the full spectrum of Islamic community services. Five daily prayers are provided at Egypt local EET/UTC+2. The mosque's soaring minarets are a defining landmark of Aswan's skyline, visible across the Nile and from the iconic feluccas sailing on Egypt's most scenic stretch of river.

Al-Nour Mosque serves the vibrant Nile Corniche district of Aswan — the most scenic and internationally celebrated boulevard in all of southern Egypt, where the golden granite cliffs, swaying palm trees, brilliant blue Nile waters, graceful white felucca sails, and the distant purple mountains of the Saharan Desert create the iconic landscape that has made Aswan Egypt's most beautiful city. The Corniche district stretches along the entire eastern bank of the Nile through Aswan and is lined with elegant hotels, tourist facilities, gardens, and promenades that welcome visitors from around the world. With a capacity of six thousand worshippers, Al-Nour Mosque provides five daily prayers at Egypt local EET/UTC+2, Friday Jummah, children's Quran memorization, adult Islamic education, and Ramadan activities for the Corniche district community — including local families, hotel workers, tourist industry professionals, Nubian community members, and the thousands of international visitors who make Aswan their winter destination of choice.

Aswan High Dam Mosque serves the workers, engineers, administrative staff, and communities living near the iconic Aswan High Dam — one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century and Egypt's most celebrated modern monument. The Aswan High Dam, completed in 1970 under President Gamal Abdel Nasser, stands 111 meters tall, stretches 3.6 km across the Nile, and created the extraordinary Lake Nasser — 500 km long, up to 35 km wide, and one of the world's largest man-made reservoirs — which displaced over 100,000 Nubian people and submerged ancient temples including the original Abu Simbel and Philae before their UNESCO rescue. With a capacity of five thousand worshippers, the mosque provides five daily prayers at Egypt local EET/UTC+2, Friday Jummah, and Islamic community services for the High Dam area — which remains one of the most strategically important facilities in all of Egypt, annually visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists and engineering students from around the world.