Penang Floating Mosque

The Penang Floating Mosque (Malay: Masjid Terapung Pulau Pinang), also known as Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque (Malay: Masjid Terapung Tanjung Bungah) is a floating mosque located in Tanjung Bungah near George Town, Penang, Malaysia.[1][2]

Penang Floating Mosque

History

A small mosque was first built in the area in 1967 and it was expanded in In 1977 so that it may accommodate 500 worshipers. With increasing population, it soon became too small for the local Muslim community, but with limited land to expand, an idea was then proposed to build the mosque out to the sea. The construction of the new mosque started in 2003, and cost RM15 million to build.[3] It was first opened to the public in January 2005. It was officially opened on 16 March 2007 by the fifth Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.[4]

Features
Interior of mosque

Although it is called a floating mosque, the mosque is actually built on stilts, only at high tide would it have the appearance of floating on water. It is built in a mix of Middle Eastern and local architectural style and features a prominent minaret. The mosque can accommodate 1,500 worshipers.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Floating Mosque of Tanjung Bungah". Time Out.
  2. "Floating Mosque, Toy Museum, and 8 Other Must-See Attractions in Penan". 24seven to Anywhere.
  3. Zuhainy Zulkiffli (18 August 2017). "Pernah dibadai tsunami". My Metro.
  4. "Bid to undermine Islam Hadhari won't shake government says Abdullah". Star Online. 17 March 2007.
  5. Philip Mathews, ed. (28 February 2014). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Didier Millet Sdn. Bhd. p. 312. ISBN 978-9671061749.

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