Zahir Mosque

Zahir Mosque Masjid Zahir مسجد ظاهير
Basic information
Location	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Affiliation	Islam
Architectural description
Architectural style	Islamic, Indo-Saracenic
Completed	1912-1915
Dome(s)	5

Zahir Mosque prayer hall

The Zahir Mosque (Malay: Masjid Zahir) is Kedah's state mosque. It is located in the heart of Alor Star, the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia, built in 1912.^[1] The design was inspired by the vision of the late Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Abidin II who was inspired by the Azizi Mosque of the Langkat Sultanate in North Sumatra.^[1] The state's Quran reading competition is held annually within the premises of the mosque. This mosque has been voted the top 10 most beautiful mosques in the world.^[2]

See also

• Islam in Malaysia

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zahir Mosque.

• Masjid Zahir, Alor Setar
• Tourism Malaysia - Zahir Mosque

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Coordinates: 6°07′13″N 100°21′54″E / 6.12028°N 100.36500°E / 6.12028; 100.36500