Three centuries
Built around 1720-1728.
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Malacca's oldest mosque and one of the oldest in all Malaysia, built around 1720 to 1728 under the Dutch and renovated in 1892. It remains a living mosque of daily prayers, a few minutes from Jonker Street in the old town. Its architecture is one of the finest examples of the old style of the archipelago's mosques: a tiered pyramidal roof in Javanese and Malay fashion, a pagoda-like minaret in the style of the Malay royal drum halls, and an ablution pool and gateway built with the main building. Beside it lies an old cemetery where several preachers and scholars who spread Islam in the region are buried. Entry is free; non-Muslims visit outside prayer times in modest dress. For Muslims, praying in a mosque three centuries old is a moving experience. Combine it with the nearby Kampung Kling Mosque on one walk, a few minutes apart; both explain how Islam took root in Malacca with traders and preachers centuries ago.
Built around 1720-1728.
An old Javanese-Malay style.
Scholars who spread Islam in the region.
Kampung Hulu, Malacca old town
Cheng Hoon Teng TempleThe oldest functioning Chinese temple in Malaysia, founded by the leader of Mala3 minutes walk
Kampung Kling MosqueOne of the oldest mosques on the Malay Peninsula, founded by Indian Muslim trade3 minutes walk
Baba & Nyonya Heritage MuseumThree adjoining houses behind one ornate facade, turned into a museum of the lif6 minutes walk4.5
Cheng Ho Cultural MuseumA museum about the life of Admiral Zheng He, the Ming dynasty's Muslim naval com6 minutes walk
Jonker Street Night MarketEvery Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening Jonker Street closes to cars and turns6 minutes walk4.4Kampung Hulu is about twenty years older; Kampung Kling was founded by Indian Muslim traders. Their styles are close, and both deserve a visit on the same walk.