Malacca Straits Mosque

Malacca Straits Mosque
Masjid Selat Melaka مسجد سلات ملاك‎
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Malacca Island, Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Shown within Malacca City
Administration	Malacca Islamic Religious Council
Geographic coordinates	2°10′44″N102°14′57″E / 2.17889°N 102.24917°E / 2.17889; 102.24917
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic, Malay
Date established	24 November 2006

The Malacca Straits Mosque (Malay : Masjid Selat Melaka) is a mosque located on the artificial Malacca Island in Malacca City, Malaysia. Constructed at a cost of about MYR10 million, ^{[1] [2]} it was inaugurated on 24 November 2006 by the King of Malaysia, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail. It was built using a mix of Middle Eastern and Malay craftsmanship and looks like a floating structure when the water level is high. The mosque has two intersecting archways that lead to the main entrance, and stained glass covers the space in between the arches. The compound has a 30-metre-tall (98 ft) minaret that is also used as a lighthouse. ^[3]

See also

• Islam in Malaysia

References

1. Masjid Selat Melaka, Masjid di Atas Laut Selat Melaka Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Masjid Selat Melaka". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. Leong, Ewe Paik (1 June 2017). "GO: Melaka Mosques". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 March 2020.