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Omar Kampong Melaka Mosque


History


According to the Raffles Town Plan in 1822, land was set aside for Kampong Melaka (Melaka Village) for the Muslim community. With the support of philanthropist Syed Omar bin Ali Aljunied from Palembang, a surau (prayer house) was established in 1820. The original building was a simple wooden structure with an attap roof. This was replaced by a brick structure in 1855.

The surau served as a meeting point not only for the local Malays and Jawi Peranakans, but also early Muslim immigrants such as Arabs and Indonesians. A new road through Kampong Melaka brought more worshippers and thus a larger building was required. Despite being located in the middle of a large Chinese community, the mosque was untouched during the racial riots of the 1960s.

On 11 November 2001, the National Heritage Board declared Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka a historic site, the 59th location in Singapore to be granted this status.

Urban and Architectural


The oldest masjid in Singapore, it has humble beginnings as a wooden surau way back in 1820. Monetary contributions from wealthy merchant Syed Abdullah bin Omar Aljunied made possible its rebuilding in 1855. The ancient generation masjid found within the Central, experienced however another major revamping venture a few a long time back in which a tall minaret with a little roof arch is included at the entrance of the mosque. With a capacity of 500 individuals, it is the central point for office workers during daily and Friday supplications

Description


Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka is a mosque in Singapore, and is located at Keng Cheow Street in the Singapore River Planning Area, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.

Details

الموقع

10 Keng Cheow St, Singapore 059607

عدد المصليين

500

المالك / المتبرع

Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS)

تاريخ البناء

1820

Area

1200

الرسومات المعمارية

الخريطة

History

According to the Raffles Town Plan in 1822, land was set aside for Kampong Melaka (Melaka Village) for the Muslim community. With the support of philanthropist Syed Omar bin Ali Aljunied from Palembang, a surau (prayer house) was established in 1820. The original building was a simple wooden structure with an attap roof. This was replaced by a brick structure in 1855.

The surau served as a meeting point not only for the local Malays and Jawi Peranakans, but also early Muslim immigrants such as Arabs and Indonesians. A new road through Kampong Melaka brought more worshippers and thus a larger building was required. Despite being located in the middle of a large Chinese community, the mosque was untouched during the racial riots of the 1960s.

On 11 November 2001, the National Heritage Board declared Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka a historic site, the 59th location in Singapore to be granted this status.

Urban and Architectural

The oldest masjid in Singapore, it has humble beginnings as a wooden surau way back in 1820. Monetary contributions from wealthy merchant Syed Abdullah bin Omar Aljunied made possible its rebuilding in 1855. The ancient generation masjid found within the Central, experienced however another major revamping venture a few a long time back in which a tall minaret with a little roof arch is included at the entrance of the mosque. With a capacity of 500 individuals, it is the central point for office workers during daily and Friday supplications

Description

Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka is a mosque in Singapore, and is located at Keng Cheow Street in the Singapore River Planning Area, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.