Jamia Mosque | |
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些利街清真寺 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | No. 30, Shelley Street, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong |
Geographic coordinates | 22°16′48.64″N114°9′6.64″E / 22.2801778°N 114.1518444°E |
Architecture | |
Type | mosque |
Funded by | Haji Mohamed Essack Elias [1] |
Completed | 1890 1915 (current building) [2] [3] | (original building)
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Website | |
Official website |
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Traditional Chinese | 些利街清真寺 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Shelley Street Mosque | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 回教清真禮拜總堂 | ||||||||
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The Jamia Mosque is a mosque in Mid-Levels,Hong Kong. [4] The mosque is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong. The neighbouring streets Mosque Street and Mosque Junction are named after this mosque. Mufti Abdul Zaman is the main Imam of this Mosque and he leads prayers and taraweeh in the month of Ramadan. [5]
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