Al Azim Mosque
Al-Azim Mosque (Malay: Masjid Al-Azim) is the state mosque of Malacca. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital, the Malacca Al-Quran Museum and the State Heroes Mausoleum (Malay: Makam Pahlawan Negeri) and was constructed to replace the former state mosque at Tranquerah Mosque and officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
| Al Azim Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Al Azim | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Jalan Solok Balik Bukit, Malacca, Malaysia |
  Shown within Malacca City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 2°12′55″N 102°15′44″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Java-Malay |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The state mosque follows typical Malaccan mosque architecture in the Java-Malay style of the archipelago. The interior of the mosque also shows native influence and local Malacca Malay architecture. Aziz Tapa is one of the backpine who did the architecture on the mosque. The mosque has a lecture hall, auditorium, offices, a cafe and a museum. The mosque can accommodate 12,000 worshippers.[1]
Makam Pahlawan Negeri (State Heroes Mausoleum)
- Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin – Malacca state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1984 – 2004) (died 2008)
- Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Ithnin - Malacca state Chief Minister (1997 - 1999) (died 2013)
See also
References
- Leong, Ewe Paik (1 June 2017). "GO: Melaka mosques". NST Online. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
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