List of former mosques in Portugal

Most former mosques and Islamic religious buildings were either demolished altogether or converted into churches, after the Christian Reconquista of Iberia.

The qibla or direction the faithful should face when performing Islamic prayers (Salah) was indicated by a small niche called mihrab on the main wall.

[4] Mihrabs, horseshoe arches and door frames were decorated with detailed patterns formed by intertwining lines, known as arabesques.

[2] Due to the shorter exposure to Islam and substantially quicker Portuguese Reconquista re-establishing the Christian religion and cultural values in every aspect, the minority Islamic legacy assimilated into the mainstream Portuguese and dissolved over time.

The best preserved example being Mértola’s modified former mosque (turned into a church in the 12th century), and a few more structures in the South of the country.