Sandakan District Mosque

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Sandakan District Mosque
Masjid Daerah Sandakan
Sandakan Sabah Sim-Sim-CityMosque-01.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Islam
Branch/tradition Sunni
Location
Location Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
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Red pog.svg
Shown within Sabah
Geographic coordinates 5°50′46.5″N118°7′44.77″E / 5.846250°N 118.1291028°E / 5.846250; 118.1291028
Architecture
Architect(s) Dato Baharuddin Kassim
Type mosque
Groundbreaking1985
Completed1989
Minaret(s)1

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]

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In 2016, the mosque was visited by the Crown Prince of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail. [2]

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References

  1. "Masjid Besar Sandakan (Sandakan Grand Mosque)". Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "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.