Al Azim Mosque
| Al Azim Mosque (Malacca State Mosque) Masjid Al Azim (Masjid Negeri Melaka) | |
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The Al-Azim Mosque | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Jalan Solok Balik Bukit, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Affiliation | Sunni (Shafi'i) |
| Architectural style | Islamic, Java-Malay |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
Al Azim Mosque prayer hall
Al-Azim Mosque (Malay: Masjid Al-Azim) is the Malacca's state mosque. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital in Malacca Town, Malaysia. The Makam Pahlawan Negeri or State Heroes Mausoleum is situated near the mosque.
History
The mosque was constructed between 1989 and 1990. It was officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
Architecture
The state mosque follows typical Malaccan mosque architecture in the Java-Malay style of the arhcipelago. The interior of the mosque also shows native influence and local Malaccan Malay architecture.
Makam Pahlawan Negeri (State Heroes Mausoleum)
- Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin – Malacca state Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) (1984 – 2004) (died 2008)
- Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Isnin - Malacca state Chief Minister (1997 - 1999) (died 2013)
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