Melaka Chinese Mosque

The Melaka Chinese Mosque (Malay: Masjid Cina Negeri Melaka; Jawi: مسجد چينا نڬري ملاك; Chinese: 马六甲华人清真寺; pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ huárén qīngzhēnsì) is a Chinese-style mosque in Krubong, Melaka, Malaysia. The mosque is the third Chinese-style mosque in Malaysia after the ones in Kelantan and Perak. It was developed by the Melaka Chinese Muslim Association (Pertim).[1][2]

Melaka Chinese Mosque
Masjid Cina Negeri Melaka
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationKrubong, Melaka, Malaysia
Geographic coordinates2°17′45.4″N 102°13′48.9″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleChinese
CompletedApril 2014
Construction costMYR 7.5 million
Specifications
Capacity2,000 worshipers
Dome(s)2
Minaret(s)1
Melaka Chinese Mosque prayer hall

History

The mosque construction budget was approved by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in October 2011. The construction started in August 2012 by Warisan Harmoni Construction Sdn. Bhd. and completed in April 2014.

Architecture

The mosque is designed with a unique Chinese architecture with pagodas and Chinese calligraphy from a combination of architectural design of several mosques in Beijing, Shanghai and Xi'an in China. It has one minaret tower and two domes. The mosque is equipped with the main prayer hall, library, multipurpose hall, offices, koi ponds and a restaurant. With a total built up area of 2.8 hectares, the mosque can accommodate up to 2,000 worshipers.[3]

Cost

The construction of the mosque cost MYR 7.5 million, with MYR 5.9 million provided by the federal government and the remaining by Pertim and the public.

Activities

Friday prayer sermon in this mosque is delivered in Mandarin language.

See also

References
  1. "Ethnic-based mosques do not undermine Muslim solidarity, says group". themalaysianinsider.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  2. "Archives". thestar.com.my.
  3. Leong, Ewe Paik (1 June 2017). "GO: Melaka Mosques". New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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