Umm al-Qura Mosque, Religious center in Al-Adel district, Baghdad, Iraq.

Umm al-Qura Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Baghdad's al-Adel district, built of white limestone with blue mosaic decoration. A large dark-blue ribbed dome with pointed arches carries a tiered light-stone tower, and the pale facade has a deep pointed-arch entry framed by a blue and gold tile panel with Arabic calligraphy. Four minarets stand around the dome and four more at the outer corners of the complex.

The mosque was built to mark Saddam Hussein's proclaimed victory in the 1990–1991 Gulf War and was first named Umm al-Ma'arik, "Mother of All Battles." Its cornerstone was laid on his 61st birthday, 28 April 1998, and it opened on 28 April 2001, the war's tenth anniversary. After 2003 it was taken over by the Association of Muslim Scholars, then placed under the Sunni Endowment in 2007.

The central pool takes the shape of the Arab world, with fountains marking key moments in Iraq's past. Visitors can see how this symbolic design reflects how history is woven into the building's layout.

Non-Muslim visitors should request permission before entering, and photography requires approval from the administration. Contact ahead to understand the specific requirements and any access guidelines.

At the centre of the pool shaped like the Arab world sits a 7.5-metre mosaic of Saddam Hussein's thumbprint, set with an enlarged copy of his signature. The pool holds 28 fountains, and the four inner minarets are 37 metres tall, numbers that together give his birth date, 28 April 1937.