Tranquerah mosque
| Tranquerah Mosque Masjid Tengkera |
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| Location | Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
Tranquerah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Tengkera), located in Melaka City, is one of the oldest mosques in Melaka, Malaysia.
The mosque was built in 1728 and it used to be the state mosque of Melaka before the establishment of Al Azim Mosque in 1990.
The original mosque structure was made entirely of timber bought from Kalimantan, Dutch East India Company. It had since undergone several renovations and restorations. The mosque consists of Javanese culture components. It features triple-tiered pyramidal roof and a square base. It is one of the few mosque in Malaysia which has a pagoda in place of a minaret. The interior is a mixture of Malay, Chinese and Indonesian elements.
Next to the mosque is the tomb of Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor.
Coordinates: 2°12′14.7″N 102°13′55.1″E / 2.204083°N 102.231972°E
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