Sabah State Mosque | |
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Masjid Negeri Sabah | |
Basic information | |
Location | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Geographic coordinates | 5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°ECoordinates: 5°57′36″N 116°4′2″E / 5.96000°N 116.06722°E |
Affiliation | Islam |
Country | Malaysia |
Architectural description | |
Architect(s) | Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga |
Architectural type | Mosque |
Architectural style | Islamic, Modern, Middle Eastern |
Completed | 1975 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Dome(s) | 17 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Minaret height | 215 feet |
Sabah State Mosque or Masjid Negeri Sabah is the state mosque of Sabah, located at Sembulan roundabout between Jalan Mat Salleh and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Construction began in 1970 and was completed in 1975. The architectural design was by Arkitek Jurubina Bertiga, led by Dato Baharuddin Abu Kassim. The mosque was officially opened on 28 June 1977 by the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan.
The Sabah's State Mausoleum is situated near the mosque. Tun Fuad Stephens, Chief Minister of Sabah (1976) who died in the Double Six Tragedy plane crash on 6 June 1976, became the first person laid to rest at this mausoleum.