Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque
{{short description|Mosque in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia}}
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Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque ({{langx|ms|Masjid Negeri Sultan Abu Bakar}}) is the state mosque of Johor, Malaysia. Located along Jalan Skudai, Johor Bahru, the mosque was constructed between 1892 and 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar.{{cite web|title=Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque|url=http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/my/web-page/places/states-of-malaysia/johor/sultan-abu-bakar-mosque?page=/3|work=Tourism Malaysia|access-date=25 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140527173922/http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/my/web-page/places/states-of-malaysia/johor/sultan-abu-bakar-mosque?page=/3|archive-date=27 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}
Construction
As the mosque's architect, Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak set out to recreate colonial English Victorian architecture as noted by the minarets that take the form of British 19th century clocktowers. The mosque also features some Moorish architecture elements, along with some minor Malay influence. Tuan Haji Mohamed Arif bin Punak was supervised by the Johor government engineer Dato' Yahya bin Awalluddin who communicated the Anglophile sentiments of Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Abu Bakar, the Sultan of Johor at that time. This Anglophile influence can further be seen in the British architectural influences not only on the Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque but also in several others government and palace buildings in Johor constructed during the same period.
The mosque sits on top of a prominent hill, overlooking the Straits of Johor and was named for Sultan Abu Bakar, the father of Sultan Ibrahim who ordered its construction. It can accommodate 2,000 worshippers at any one time.
Transportation
The mosque is accessible by Muafakat Bus route P-101.{{cite web|url=http://www.basmuafakatjohor.com/|title=Laluan Bas Muafakat|website=Bas Muafakat Johor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317165145/http://www.basmuafakatjohor.com/|access-date=17 March 2018|archive-date=17 March 2018|language=ms}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://archive.today/20140527173922/http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/my/web-page/places/states-of-malaysia/johor/sultan-abu-bakar-mosque?page=/3 Tourism Malaysia - Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque]
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{{Mosques in Malaysia}}
Category:Mosques completed in 1900
Category:Mosques in Johor Bahru
Category:Mosque buildings with domes in Malaysia
Category:Mosque buildings with minarets in Malaysia
Category:Sunni mosques in Malaysia
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