Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque
mosque in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
Key facts
- Built
- 1995
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Overview
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The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, also known as the Floating Mosque, is described as the first real floating mosque in Malaysia. It stands in the Kuala Ibai Lagoon, close to the mouth of the Kuala Ibai River and about 4 km from the town of Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu state. Its design combines modern and Moorish architecture, with marble, ceramics, mosaic work and bomanite paving. The white structure occupies roughly 5 acres and can hold up to about 2,000 worshippers at a time. Its address is given as Jalan Sultan Mahmud.
History
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Construction of the mosque began in 1993 and was completed in 1995. It was officially opened in July 1995 by Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, the late Sultan of Terengganu.
From Wikipedia
The Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque or the Floating Mosque is the first real floating mosque in Malaysia. It is situated in Kuala Ibai Lagoon near the estuary of Kuala Ibai River, 4 km from Kuala Terengganu Town. Construction began in 1993 and finished in 1995. The mosque was officially opened in July 1995 by Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, the late Sultan of Terengganu. The mosque combines modern and Moorish architecture; incorporating the use of marble, ceramics, mosaic works and bomanite paving. The white structure of the mosque covers an area of roughly 5 acres and can accommodate up to 2,000 worshippers at a time.
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