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Sandakan District Mosque

mosque in Malaysia

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1989
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The Sandakan District Mosque (Malay: Masjid Daerah Sandakan) stands on Jalan Buli Sim Sim in Sandakan, in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It serves as the main mosque of the Sandakan district and is also known as Masjid Besar Sim-Sim. Our records describe its architectural style in general terms as Islamic architecture. The building was completed at the end of the 1980s and remains the principal place of worship for the district's community.

History

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According to the available sources, construction began in 1985 and the building was completed in 1989. The mosque was officially opened in 1990. In 2016 it was visited by the Crown Prince of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail.

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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.

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

Source: Wikipedia, article “Sandakan District Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

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