Tranquerah Mosque

Tranquerah Mosque
Masjid Tengkera
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationMalacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Tranquerah Mosque is located in Malacca City
Tranquerah Mosque
Shown within Malacca City
Geographic coordinates2°12′14.7″N 102°13′55.1″E / 2.204083°N 102.231972°E / 2.204083; 102.231972
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleJavanese
Completed1728
Minaret(s)1
Tranquerah Mosque prayer hall

Tranquerah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Tengkera) is a mosque in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.[1][2] It was built in 1728 and located next to tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor and used to be the state mosque of Malacca before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.

The original mosque structure was made entirely of timber bought from Kalimantan, Dutch East India Company. It had since undergone several renovations and restorations. The mosque consists of Javanese culture components. It features triple-tiered pyramidal roof and a square base. It is one of the few mosque in Malaysia which has a pagoda in place of a minaret.[3] The interior is a mixture of Malay, Chinese and Indonesian elements.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Discover Malaysia: Your Muslim-friendly Destination". ITC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ Tajudeen, Imran bin. ""Melaka's Former State Mosque: Masjid Tengkera (Tranquerah Mosque)", in Link 1 (Jun 2005): 2-4".
  3. ^ Leong, Ewe Paik (1 June 2017). "Go: Melaka mosques". NST Online. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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