Samaru Zaria Central Mosque

4.3(73 Google reviews)

Sources and dates

Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 21 September 2026.
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5 Google rating/review records held, 5 with written text; newest published 11 February 2024.
Review records fetched 31 May 2026.
Stored review analysis updated 3 June 2026.
Ranking computed 3 October 2026.

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What our review analysis found

Large mosque with Sharia court and former grain market, now a landmark near ABU.

large mosque
well maintained
daily prayers
juma'at prayers
near market
sharia court

Stored review sentiment: Strongly positive.

Analysis updated 3 June 2026. This summarises Google review text, not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts below may differ from the reviews used for that analysis.

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Why this is ranked #18 in Mosques in Kaduna

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Composite score 59.4 of 100

Google rating83
Review volume62
Review recency7
Profile completeness33
Review sentiment86
Verification0

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About

Samaru Zaria Central Mosque is one of the mosques in Kaduna, located at 5M64+J6H Central Mosque, Danraka Rd, opposite hayin dogo, Zaria 810106, Kaduna, Nigeria. Its recorded Google rating is 4.3 stars from 73 reviews.

On Google, Samaru Zaria Central Mosque is listed under Mosque, Place of worship.

Google ratings and review excerpts

Abdullahi O.2 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Samaru Zaria Central Mosque is located at the popular Samaru Market, closer to the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. This mosque is patronized by people from Samaru Market, Customary Court and above all some staff of ABU that closer to the area.
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Abdulazeem S.3 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a popular central Juma'a mosque where Muslims observe their five daily prayers, and Friday Juma'at prayers. It is a large mosque , having a large compound that can take a few thousands of worshipers at a time. The compound houses a Sharia court, and was formally a…
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Abdurrahman A.3 years ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's just a walkaway to this Mosque. Well taken care of by the Mosque committee. Lots of lessons taught almost 4 days of the week by different scholars between magrib to isha'
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Onoruoyiza I.5 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the biggest mosque'sin Zaria. It is a place of worship for the Islamic faithful. It is also beside Samaru marketplace.
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Mr. G.8 years ago
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a relatively large mosque. It is very iconic and has become a landmark for the Samaru community. Juma'at prayers are held here and the mosque is well taken care of. Trees have been planted thus providing much needed shade. The mosque is located just at the edge of the…
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