Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque
Also known as: Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque
Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Key facts
- Built
- 1909
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Overview
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Jamek Mosque, officially the Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque, is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. It stands at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers and can also be reached from Jalan Tun Perak. The word "Jamek" is the Malay equivalent of the Arabic jāmiʿ, a place where people gather for communal worship, and locals also call the building the Friday Mosque. It is recognised as a national historic building of Malaysia.
History
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The mosque was built in 1909 to a design by Arthur Benison Hubback, a British architect and soldier.
It served as Kuala Lumpur's principal mosque until the national mosque, Masjid Negara, was constructed in 1965.
From Wikipedia
Jamek Mosque, officially Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque (Malay: Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad) is one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers and may be accessed via Jalan Tun Perak. The mosque was designed by British architect and soldier Arthur Benison Hubback, and built in 1909. It was the principal mosque of Kuala Lumpur until the construction of the national mosque Masjid Negara in 1965.
The name "Jamek" is the Malay equivalent of the Arabic word jāmiʿ (جامع) meaning a place where people congregate to worship. It is also referred to as "Friday Mosque" by the locals.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamek_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Jamek
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Jamek
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Sultan_Abdul_Samad
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B4-%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamek_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%85%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1