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The Al-Maqam Mosque () is a historic mosque and shrine, located in the Al-'Ashara region, in the city of Basra, in the Basra Governorate of Iraq.
The construction of the mosque dates from 1754 CE by the Ottoman Iraq. It was among the largest mosques during the time, covering and the haram having capacity of 500 worshipers. The building is made of brick and constructed in the older Islamic architectural style. One of the domes is painted in blue, and the verses from the Dhikr inscribed on it. The minaret height reaches . The mosque was renovated in 1922 by the Ministry of Awqaf, during which the inner wall was fixed and the outer wall was added on the outside of the courtyard. Subsequently, the mosque has been directly connected to the Shatt al-Arab. There are two libraries adjacent to the mosque, one on the first floor which stores Quran and books for dawah, and another on the second floor which was newly founded and named as the Library of Imam Ali bin Musa al-Ridha.
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