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Masjid Bencoolen

Masjid Bencoolen is a in Bencoolen Street, . Masjid Bencoolen can accommodate 1,100 worshipers. The mosque is co-located and integrated with a 12-storey Somerset Bencoolen serviced apartment tower.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Maghain Aboth Synagogue.

Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. is situated 380 metres southwest of Masjid Bencoolen.

Synagogue
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
The is an Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in , within the Central Area of . is situated 130 metres south of Masjid Bencoolen.

Metro station
Photo: Seloloving, CC BY-SA 4.0.
MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in . Located under Street, the station serves primarily the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore Management University and surrounding developments.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Bugis.

Suburb
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.
is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Suburb
is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. shares boundaries with the following planning areas – to the north and east, to the west, as well as Museum and the to the south.

Masjid Bencoolen

Latitude
1.29934° or 1° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
103.85035° or 103° 51′ 1″ east
Inception
2004
Height
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
6PH57VX2+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172596716
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q6783333
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Indonesian—“Masjid Bencoolen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد الجنيد”
  • Bengali: “বেনকুলেন মসজিদ”
  • Bengali: “বেনগকালি মসজিদ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الجنيد”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid al-junied”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Al-Junied”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Bencoolen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bencoolen Underground Mall and V Hotel Pool.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Hotel Bencoolen (Bencoolen Street) and Somerset Bencoolen.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Masjid Bencoolen”. Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.