Mosque Street, Singapore

Mosque Street (Chinese: 摩士街; Malay: Lebuh Masjid) is a one-way street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links South Bridge Road to New Bridge Road near Chinatown MRT station.

Mosque Street, Chinatown, Singapore

Etymology and history edit

The street used to have ten stables located there.[1] After the Masjid Jamae was constructed at the current site between 1830 and 1835,[2] the street was named after it.[1]

It is also known as kit ling bio pi in Hokkien, meaning "beside the King's temple".[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. p. 601. ISBN 978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Wan Meng Hao (15 April 2011). Heritage Places of Singapore. Cavendish Square Publishing. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9789814312950.

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