The following is the list of mosques in Hong Kong: [1]
English Name (and Chinese) | Images | Location | Establishment | Sequence | Nearest station |
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Jamia Mosque (些利街清真寺) | Mid-Levels | 1890 (original building) 1905 (current building) | 1st mosque | Central station | |
Kowloon Mosque (九龍清真寺) | ![]() | Tsim Sha Tsui | 1896 (original building) 1984 (current building) | 2nd mosque | Tsim Sha Tsui station |
Ammar Mosque (愛群清真寺) | ![]() | Wan Chai | 1967 (original building) [2] 14 September 1981 (current building) | 3rd mosque | Causeway Bay station / Wan Chai station |
Stanley Mosque (赤柱清真寺) | ![]() | Stanley | 1 January 1937 | 4th mosque | Ocean Park station |
Chai Wan Mosque (柴灣清真寺) | ![]() | Chai Wan | 4 August 1963 | 5th mosque | Chai Wan station |
Ibrahim Mosque (亞伯拉罕清真寺) | ![]() | Mong Kok [3] | 24 November 2013 | 6th mosque | Mong Kok station |
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples, shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions, most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
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