Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya, Kampung Dodol

Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya (15 December 2008)


Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya (GPS: 5.40652, 100.31503) is a Malay mosque at Kampung Dodol, off Perak Road in George Town, Penang. It was founded by Hashim Yahaya, who also put in trust an 8-acre piece of land that today becomes the neigboring Kampung Dodol, which has 107 village houses.

Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya traces its history to 1872 although the surrounding land have been settled much earlier, possibly before the establishment of George Town as a British trading post, since Tamil Muslims and Acehnese have already founded villages along the banks of Sungai Pinang by the late 18th century. The land is also called Dato Keramat, as it is the location of the Perak Road Malay Cemetery, because a Muslim ascetic was buried there.

Minaret of Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya (15 December 2008)


Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya was rebuilt in 1979 and was officially opened by the then Finance Minister of Malaysia, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, on 30 January, 1981.

The prayer hall of Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya (15 December 2008)

Getting there

Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya is located in Kampung Dodol, which is located along Jalan Perak. Rapid Penang bus 11 pass by Kampung Dodol along Perak Road.

Masjid Jamek Hashim Yahaya is on the Map of Perak Road, Penang

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