Panglima Kinta Mosque (Malay: Masjid Panglima Kinta) is a mosque located in the city of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The mosque was built in 1898 by Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff bin Lassam, who was then Panglima Kinta or Lord of Kinta, as a commemoration for his wife, Saaidah bt Chik who died in the same year. Panglima Kinta Mosque was gazetted as a heritage building in 2012.
Sporting a colonial design mixed with Mughal and Neoclassical motifs (based on Roman and Greek designs), the mosque was built in a rectangular form, approximately 40 metres in length and 25 metres in width. The prayer hall is distinguished by a square shape enclosed with a two-tiered pyramid as roof.
The prayer hall can accommodate 400 people at the most, while an additional 200 people can use the corridors at peak hours, especially during the Friday Prayer.
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Jalan Masjid, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Panglima Kinta Mosque (Malay: Masjid Panglima Kinta) is a mosque located in the city of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The mosque was built in 1898 by Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhamad Yusuff bin Lassam, who was then Panglima Kinta or Lord of Kinta, as a commemoration for his wife, Saaidah bt Chik who died in the same year. Panglima Kinta Mosque was gazetted as a heritage building in 2012.
Sporting a colonial design mixed with Mughal and Neoclassical motifs (based on Roman and Greek designs), the mosque was built in a rectangular form, approximately 40 metres in length and 25 metres in width. The prayer hall is distinguished by a square shape enclosed with a two-tiered pyramid as roof.
The prayer hall can accommodate 400 people at the most, while an additional 200 people can use the corridors at peak hours, especially during the Friday Prayer.