The Sandakan District Mosque (Malay: Masjid Daerah Sandakan or also known as Masjid Besar Sim-Sim) is a mosque in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Built in 1985 and completed in 1989, it is the main mosque for the district of Sandakan. The mosque was officially opened in 1990.[1]
Sandakan District Mosque | |
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Masjid Daerah Sandakan | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates | 5°50′46.5″N 118°7′44.77″E / 5.846250°N 118.1291028°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Dato Baharuddin Kassim |
Type | mosque |
Groundbreaking | 1985 |
Completed | 1989 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
In 2016, the mosque was visited by the Crown Prince of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Masjid Besar Sandakan (Sandakan Grand Mosque)". Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Raja Muda Perlis dalam rangka lawatan kerja ke Sabah" (in Malay). New Sabah Times. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to Sim-Sim City Mosque Sandakan at Wikimedia Commons
- Sandakan District Mosque information on IslamGRID: 2.0