Old Kota Mosque, Taiping

Old Kota Mosque, Taiping (4 February, 2006)


Old Kota Mosque (GPS: 4.84954, 100.7373) is an old Malay mosque in Taiping, Perak. Also called Masjid Melayu Bandar Taiping, is a unique 6-sided structure at the junction of Jalan Kota and Jalan Masjid in Taiping. Originally built by the Hanafi sect of Indian Muslims in 1897, the mosque was given over to the Malay community around the turn of the 20th century. From then on, it was regarded as a Malay mosque, even given the name Masjid Melayu.

Within the burial grounds of the Old Kota Mosque is the mausoleum to a Muslim scholar called Sheikh Makhbuli.

Another view of the Old Kota Mosque, also called Masjid Melayu Bandar Taiping (4 February, 2006)

Old Kota Mosque is on the Map of Jalan Kota, Taiping

Old Kota Mosque is on the Map of Taiping, Perak

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