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The Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque (Malay: Masjid Sultan Idris Shah II) is the state mosque of Perak, Malaysia. It is situated in Ipoh , Perak 's capital city, near the Birch Memorial Clock Tower . [ 1 ]
The State Mosque (Malay: Masjid Negeri, Negeri Sembilan Malay: Mosojid Nogoghi) is the state mosque of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is located at Jalan Datuk Hamzah near the lake gardens in Seremban, the state capital city.
The construction of mosques in Malaysia has been documented since the influx of Arab, Chinese and Indian traders. [1] Islam is the majority religion in Malaysia.In 2013, there were around 19.5 million population Muslim, or 61.3% of the total population of Malaysia. [2]
The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz, Arabic: مسجد سلطان صلاح الدين عبدالعزيز) is the state mosque of Selangor, Malaysia. It is located in Shah Alam and is the country's largest mosque and also the second largest mosque in Southeast Asia by capacity. [1]
The National Mosque of Malaysia (Malay: Masjid Negara Malaysia; Jawi: مسجد نݢارا مليسيا ) is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres (53,000 m 2) of gardens. Its key features are a 73-metre-high (240 ft) minaret and a 16-pointed star concrete main roof.
Construction of the mosque began in 1987 and completed in 1990. [3] The mosque was opened by then Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak Ahmad Zaidi Adruce on 5 October 1990. [3]A renovation of the mosque as a new tourism product aimed to attract more Muslim tourists was announced in January 2024 with the model of the mosque revealed in July 2024. [4]
Construction of the mosque began on 1977 with the foundation stone was officially laid by Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang, Tun Sardon Jubir on 16 July 1977. The mosque was completed in 1980 and was officially opened on 29 August 1980 by the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang.
The minaret of Masjid Diraja Sultan Suleiman. The design concept of the Sultan Sulaiman Mosque is quite different from other mosques in the state, as well as in the rest of Malaysia's as it notably exhibits a combination of influences of Islamic architecture, Moorish, English, Neoclassical cathedral, and most importantly, Western Art Deco styles.