Jamia Mosque

About this place

The Jamia Mosque is the oldest mosque in Hong Kong, in the Mid-Levels on Hong Kong Island, surrounded by soaring apartment towers. It is a small green building that surprises anyone climbing up to it, and the neighbouring Mosque Street and Mosque Junction are named after it. It was built in 1890 on land leased by the British government for 999 years, under a grant dated 23 December 1850. First called the Mohammedan Mosque, it was extended in 1915 into its present form and took the name Jamia Mosque after the Second World War. It became a Grade I building in 2010, and the government declared it a historical monument in May 2022. The mosque is rectangular, with an arched main entrance, Arabic-style arched windows on all sides and a small minaret above the front porch. You reach it by stone steps between walls and trees, arriving at a quiet courtyard. Beside it stands a three-storey building that houses some of its followers. It is 300 m in a straight line from PMQ and close to the Mid-Levels escalators, so it is easy to stop by while exploring the area. It is an active mosque, so avoid prayer times and Fridays, dress modestly and remove your shoes, and women should cover their hair. Ask before taking pictures inside, and keep your voice down in the courtyard.