Penang Floating Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Northeast, Penang, Malaysia}}
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{{script|Arab|مسجد تراڤوڠ ڤولاو ڤينڠ}}
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| municipality = George Town
| state = Penang
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The Penang Floating Mosque ({{langx|ms|Masjid Terapung Pulau Pinang}}), also known as Tanjong Bungah Floating Mosque ({{langx|ms|Masjid Terapung Tanjong Bungah}}) is a mosque within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/penang/attractions/floating-mosque-of-tanjung-bungah |title=Floating Mosque of Tanjung Bungah |work=Time Out }}{{cite web |url=https://www.24seventoanywhere.com/floating-mosque-toy-museum-and-8-other-must-see-attractions-in-penang/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016092841/https://www.24seventoanywhere.com/floating-mosque-toy-museum-and-8-other-must-see-attractions-in-penang/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2019 |title=Floating Mosque, Toy Museum, and 8 Other Must-See Attractions in Penan |work=24seven to Anywhere }}
History
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A small mosque was first built at Tanjong Bungah in 1967 and it was expanded in In 1977 so that it may accommodate 500 worshipers. With increasing population, it soon became too small for the local Muslim community, but with limited land to expand, an idea was then proposed to build the mosque on the sea. The construction of the new mosque started in 2003, and cost RM15 million to build.{{cite web |url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/nuansa/2017/08/254863/pernah-dibadai-tsunami |title=Pernah dibadai tsunami |work=My Metro |date= 18 August 2017|author=Zuhainy Zulkiffli}} It was first opened to the public in January 2005. It was officially opened on 16 March 2007 by the fifth Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2007/03/17/bid-to-undermine-islam-hadhari-wont-shake-government-says-abdullah/ |title=Bid to undermine Islam Hadhari won't shake government says Abdullah |date=17 March 2007 |work=Star Online }}
Features
Although it is called a floating mosque, the mosque is actually built on stilts, only at high tide would it have the appearance of floating on water. It is built in a mix of Middle Eastern and local architectural style and features a prominent minaret. The mosque can accommodate 1,500 worshipers.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA312 |title=Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013|date=28 February 2014|editor=Philip Mathews |page=312 |publisher= Didier Millet Sdn. Bhd.|isbn= 978-9671061749}}
See also
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- Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, Floating Mosque of Kuala Terengganu
- Islam in Malaysia
References
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{{Places of worship in George Town}}
{{Mosques in Malaysia}}
Category:Mosques completed in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in Malaysia
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Malaysia
Category:Sunni mosques in Malaysia
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