Zahir Mosque
mosque in Malaysia
Key facts
- Built
- 1912
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Overview
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The Zahir Mosque is a Sunni mosque in Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, Malaysia, and serves as the state mosque of Kedah. Its Malay name is Masjid Zahir, and in Kedah Malay it is rendered Masjid Zaheq. Completed in 1912, it is counted among the grandest and oldest mosques in the country. Its five domes are said to have been designed to represent the five pillars of Islam. Sources give the area of the mosque as 11,558 square metres. It stands on Jalan Kampung Perak in the Kota Setar district.
History
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The mosque was built in 1912, during the period of British Malaya.
From Wikipedia
The Zahir Mosque (Malay: Masjid Zahir, Kedah Malay: Masjid Zaheq) is a Sunni mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of Kedah. Built in British Malaya in 1912, the Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahir_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Zahir
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B8%D1%80_(%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C)
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahir_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%81%D8%B1