Petra Jaya State Mosque
Petra Jaya State Mosque, officially known as Masjid Jamek Negeri Sarawak is the state mosque of Sarawak, located in Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: State mosque of Sarawak, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Masjid Jamek Negeri Sarawak”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kuching Cat Museum and The Astana.
Kuching Cat Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kuching Cat Museum is a cat museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was founded in 1993 and it is owned by the Kuching North City Hall, and housed in their headquarters. Kuching Cat Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Petra Jaya State Mosque.
The Astana
Castle
Photo: watchsmart, CC BY 2.0.
The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. The Astana is situated 2 km south of Petra Jaya State Mosque.
Sarawak State Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Medelam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
State Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people. Sarawak State Stadium is situated 2 km northeast of Petra Jaya State Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petra Jaya and Kuching.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Samariang
Suburb
Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. Samariang is situated 6 km north of Petra Jaya State Mosque.
Petra Jaya State Mosque
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.58151° or 1° 34′ 53″ northLongitude
110.34318° or 110° 20′ 35″ eastOpen location code
6PHGH8JV+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 129257623OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q7178639
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Petra Jaya State Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد بترا جايا”
- Bengali: “পেত্রা জায়া রাজ্য মসজিদ”
- Chinese: “柏特拉再也州立清真寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد بترا جايا”
- Hindi: “सरवाक राज्य जामेक मस्जिद”
- Iban: “Masjid Negeri Petra Jaya”
- Urdu: “مسجد پیٹرا جایا”
- Uzbek: “Petra Jaya davlat masjidi”
- Western Panjabi: “مسجد پیٹرا جایا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bangunan Baitulmakmur II and Bangunan Baitulmakmur I.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Kompleks Ibu Pejabat HIKMAH (under construction) and Sarawak State Archive Building (under construction).
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