Floating Mosque
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The Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque (Masjid Terapung Tanjung Bungah in Malay)
is the mosque built on the bay in Tanjung Bungah, Penang. Despite its name, the
mosque is not actually floating, but rather standing on pilings and stilts.
Nevertheless it is the first mosque to be built in the sea in Malaysia (other
floating mosques in Malaysia have so far been built in lakes). It was built to
replace the old Tanjung Bungah Mosque. The Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque was
built at the cost of 15 million and covers an area of 1295 sq meters.
It also has a towering minaret. The height of the minaret is equivalent to that
of a seven-storey building. From there, the call to prayers, or azan, is
announced at specific times of the day.
To ensure no undue congestion along the narrow Tanjung Bungah main road, parking
space for about fifty cars was also provided for the mosque. The mosque itself
has a capacity of 1500 worshippers.
Contact Information
Jalan Tanjung Bungah
11200 Pulau Pinang
Malaysia
Tel: 604 250 2800
Getting there
The Masjid Terapung Tanjung Bungah is easily accessible from the Tanjung Bungah
main road. It is located on the opposite side of the road from the Mar Vista
Condominiums. Rapid Penang buses 101, 103 and 104 goes to Tanjung Bungah (Bus
104 may require some walking, as it goes to Tanjung Bungah village).
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