A-Ma Temple

The A-Má Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in , , . Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake.
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  • Buddhist temple
  • …was formerly known as “Barra Pagoda”
  • …stands 8.2 metres (27 feet) tall
  • Description: temple in Macau
  • Also known as
    “Mage Miao”
    “媽祖廟”
    “媽閣廟 Templo de A-Ma”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Macau Maritime Museum and Moorish Barracks.
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The Maritime Museum is a in , , .
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The , also known as the Port Authority… is situated 200 metres northeast of A-Ma Temple.
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The Mandarin's House is a historic residential complex in , . is situated 430 metres northeast of A-Ma Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rua da Praia do Manduco and Praça de Ponte e Horta.
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is a quarter.
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is a quarter.
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Praia Grande Bay or Nam Van, officially known as Ou Mun, is a bay in Macau.

A-Ma Temple

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Latitude
22.18607° or 22° 11′ 10″ north
Longitude
113.53127° or 113° 31′ 53″ east
Open location code
7PJM5GPJ+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 192187333
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6611661
Wiki­data ID
Q2149114

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“A-Ma Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد آ-ما”
  • Asturian: “Templu d’A-Má”
  • Azerbaijani: “A-Ma məbədi”
  • Chinese: “妈阁庙”
  • Chinese: “媽祖閣”
  • Chinese: “媽閣廟”
  • Danish: “A-Ma templet”
  • Dutch: “A-Matempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ايه”
  • Finnish: “A-Mán temppeli”
  • French: “Temple d’A-Ma”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil A-Ma”
  • Italian: “Tempio di A-Ma”
  • Japanese: “媽閣廟”
  • Korean: “아마 사원”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “A-Ma-tempelet”
  • Norwegian: “A-Ma-tempelet”
  • Persian: “معبد آما”
  • Pinyin: “Mā gé miào”
  • Polish: “Świątynia A-Ma”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de A-Má”
  • Slovenian: “tempelj A-Ma”
  • Spanish: “Templo de A-Má”
  • Thai: “วัดอาม่า เปิด 7-18.00”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм А-Ма”
  • Vietnamese: “Miếu Ma Các”
  • Yue Chinese: “媽祖閣”

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