[2024 George Town Attraction] Travel Guide for Kapitan Keling Mosque (Updated Sep)
Mosques
Churches and Cathedrals
Buildings by Famous Architects
Address:
14, Jalan Buckingham, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Opening times:
Opens at 5:00-22:00Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1 hour
Phone:
+60 4-261 4215
Kapitan Keling Mosque, George Town
Getting There - Kapitan Keling Mosque is located on Jalan Masjid, in the heart of Georgetown. Visitors can enter for free every afternoon.
Attractions - With a crescent moon and star on top, the serene dome of Penang's Kapitan Keling Mosque adds to the Georgetown skyline. Take time to walk around the 3-hectare campus, through the church's soaring arches. The wide walkways and elegant white stone pillars give visitors a sense of peace and calm, regardless of their religion. Kapitan Keling Mosque was started by Indian traders in Penang. It was built in 1801. The original architecture was just a large, simple prayer room built of Indian stone. Many upgrades and renovations, the largest of which were in the 1930s and 2003, have turned the church into the beautiful architectural work we admire today. This is an active church, because So visitors can always see believers praying, washing their hands at the purification lake or simply sitting and admiring the peaceful scenery in the church yard.
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An oldest mosque in George Town, Penang.
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The Kapitan Keling Mosque is probably the most well-known and oldest mosque in George Town which built in the early 19th century by Indian Muslim traders situated on the corner of Buckingham Street and Pitt Street, George Town, Penang.
Combines the influences of Indian-Mughal architecture with Gothic, Moorish and Roman Renaissance designs, Kapitan Keling Mosque is listed as a heritage building by the National Heritage Department of Malaysia.
I was visit the mosque on the weekend, quite a lot of visitors from various countries during my visit there. As the mosque is within the core zone of the George Town Unesco World Heritage Site, there are several tourist attractions around.
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Kapitan Keling Mosque ✨
Historical masjid in Penang. One of the most attractive places in the heart of George town. Very peaceful and serene mosque surrounded by beautiful garden. Beautiful separate arrangements for both male and female worshippers to pray. Must visit spot for all people of all religion and race.
One of the destination used to be visited by tourist, there is also tourist information center, and guide who explain to non muslim tourist. The masjid is located in center of georgetown, able to accomodate more than 500 people.
The toilet and wudu area has a lot of space and is clean. The praying area is also quite large and comfortable as well as fully air conditioned area. I would definitely come back again to explore Penang someday! ❤️
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Mural Hunting in Georgetown, Penang
Other than well known for the delicious foods, mural arts are attractions in Penang streets. One of the famous mural art is The 2 kids on the bicycle, which was picked by British daily The Guardian’s readers as one of the 15 favorite murals out of 378 submitted from around the world. Kapitan Keling mosque was also one of the attraction in Georgetown. This monumental mosque, is the largest historic mosque in town, founded in 1800 by an Indian Muslim merchant.
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Kapitan Keling Mosque - Penang, Malaysia
Kapitan Keling Mosque was built in 1801 by Indian soldiers from the East India Company, who became the first Muslim settlers in Penang. Now it is an architectural monument and a functioning central mosque. This is one of the most beautiful mosques in the city.
The mosque is available for tourists to visit at any time when prayers are not taking place there. Visitors can explore it from the outside at any time, in the evening it is very beautifully illuminated. At the entrance to the mosque, tourists must wear capes (free of charge).
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The Kapitan Keling Mosque
The Kapitan Keling Mosque is the meet
prominent historic mosque in Penang located along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling. It was first built by the east India Company troops when they arrived in Penang towards the end of the 18th century.
As the population of India Muslim settlers grew, Caudeer Mohudeen who was also the Kapitan Keling (headman) at that time applied for a land grant as a larger and more permanent mosque was necessary.
In 1801 the East India Company granted 18 acres of land where builders and materials from India was brought to construct the mosque. It was situated in a compound with large burial ground and urban village from which rentals collected to upkeep of the mosques and other charities.
After Caudeer Mohudeen's death in 1834, part of the land was taken to build public roads and houses were built around the mosque, slowly reducing its area to 3 acres in 1903.
The present mosque was built in
1916 replacing the old building and its dome shaped minaret reflects Islamic architecture with Indian influence.
The Kapitan Keling Mosque is a place or worship of the Indian Muslim community who have lived and worked around the mosque with a continuous histor of over two hundred years.
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