Melaka Chinese Mosque

Coordinates: 2°17′45.4″N 102°13′48.9″E / 2.295944°N 102.230250°E / 2.295944; 102.230250

Melaka Chinese Mosque
Masjid Cina Negeri Melaka
مسجد چينا نڬري ملاك
马六甲华人清真寺
Basic information
Location Krubong, Melaka, Malaysia
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Chinese
Completed April 2014
Construction cost MYR 7.5 million
Specifications
Capacity 2,000 worshipers
Dome(s) 2
Minaret(s) 1
Melaka Chinese Mosque prayer hall

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]

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 and restaurant. With a total built up area of 2.8 hectares, the mosque can accommodate up to 2,000 worshipers.

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.
  2. ↑ "Archives". thestar.com.my.
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