Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque

Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque
Masjid Hassanal Bolkiah
Location in Brunei
Basic information
Location Tutong, Brunei
Geographic coordinates 4°48′23.2″N 114°39′43.6″E / 4.806444°N 114.662111°E / 4.806444; 114.662111Coordinates: 4°48′23.2″N 114°39′43.6″E / 4.806444°N 114.662111°E / 4.806444; 114.662111
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Country Brunei
Completed 1966

Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Hassanal Bolkiah) is a mosque in Tutong, Tutong District, Brunei. The mosque was opened in 1966; it can accommodate 1,000 worshippers at one time.[1]

History

The construction of the mosque officially began on 17 April 1965 and completed by the middle of the following year.[1] It was inaugurated on 26 August 1966 by Hassanal Bolkiah, the present Sultan of Brunei who at that time was still the crown prince.[1][2]

On 7 October 2016, the mosque held an event to commemorate the golden jubilee of its existence.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Hassanal Bolkiah, Pekan Tutong". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. 1 2 Mat Sani, Khai Zem (2016-10-08). "Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque celebrates its golden jubilee". btarchive.org. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  3. ↑ "Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque Marks Golden Jubilee with 50-time Tedarus Al-Quran | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
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