Architectural type Mosque Affiliation Sunni Islam | Phone +60 6-283 6538 | |
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Location Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia Address Jalan Tengkera, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia Similar Kampung Hulu Mosque, Kampung Kling Mosque, Al Azim Mosque, Kampung Laut Mosque, Petra Jaya State Mosque | ||
Tranquerah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Tengkera), located in Malacca City, is one of the oldest mosques in Malacca, Malaysia.
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History
The mosque was built in 1728 and it used to be the state mosque of Malacca before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.
Architecture
The original mosque structure was made entirely of timber bought from Kalimantan, Dutch East India Company. It had since undergone several renovations and restorations. The mosque consists of Javanese culture components. It features triple-tiered pyramidal roof and a square base. It is one of the few mosque in Malaysia which has a pagoda in place of a minaret. The interior is a mixture of Malay, Chinese and Indonesian elements.
Features
Next to the mosque is the tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor.
References
Tranquerah Mosque Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA