Sabah State Mosque

Sabah State Mosque
Masjid Negeri Sabah
Basic information
Location Malaysia Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Affiliation Islam
Architectural description
Architect(s) Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim
Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga
Architectural type Mosque
Architectural style Islamic, Modern, Middle Eastern
Completed 1975
Specifications
Capacity 5,000
Dome(s) 17
Minaret(s) 1
Minaret height 215 feet

Sabah State Mosque or Masjid Negeri Sabah is the state mosque of Sabah, located at Sembulan roundabout between Jalan Mat Salleh and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

History

Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1975. The architectural design was by Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga, led by Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim. The mosque was officially opened on 28 June 1977 by the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan.

Sabah State Mausoleum

The Sabah's State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque. Tun Fuad Stephens, Chief Minister of Sabah (1976) who died in the Double Six Tragedy plane crash on 6 June 1976, became the first person laid to rest at this mausoleum.

Notable burials

See also


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