Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam, Macalister Road

Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam (8 August 2006)


Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam (GPS: 5.41454, 100.32811) is a small historic mosque along Macalister Road, between the junctions of Macalister Lane and Penang Road. Also called Masjid Jamek Haji Wahab, it is an old mosque dating back to 1897, when it was founded on the endowment land (wakaf) of its namesake, Haji Abdul Wahab.

The mosque received its colloquil name from the six-point junction where Macalister Road met Penang Road, Gladstone Road, Magazine Road, Brick Kiln Road and Dato Kramat Road. This was later replaced with a roundabout, giving rise to the name Magazine Circus. Today Gladstone Road has entirely been erased from the map under the Komtar development. Further realignment over the decades transformed the roundabout to the present five-point junction.

Another view of Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam (16 July 2008)

Getting there

Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam is located near the start of Macalister Road. From the Komtar Bus Terminal, walk west along Tek Soon Street to Penang Road. Cross Penang Road and then turn left. Walk along Penang Road until you arrive at the five-point junction. Take Macalister Road and you will arrive at Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam on your right.

Nearby Sights

Nearby Shopping

Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam is on the Map of Jalan Macalister, Penang

List of Mosques in Penang and Mosques in Malaysia

Private Guided Tours of Penang

If you are seeking private guided tours of Penang, message Penang Tour Guides at penangtourguides@gmail.com and enquire with them.

 Buy, rent or sell properties in Penang

Do you have a property for sale or to rent out? Are you looking to buy or rent a property? Get in touch with me. WhatsApp me (Timothy Tye) at 012 429 9844, and I will assign one of my property agents to serve you. I will choose the agent for you, according to your property needs. So when you message me, provide me some details of what you need, whether to sell, to buy, to rent or to rent out, and what type of property, is it condo, apartment, house, shop, office or land.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Map of Roads in Penang

Looking for information on Penang? Use this Map of Roads in Penang to zoom in on information about Penang, brought to you road by road.

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.