Masjid Bencoolen
Masjid Bencoolen is a historic mosque located along Bencoolen Street in Singapore. It was originally built in 1824 by Indian Muslim immigrants from Bengkulu.Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: masjid@bencoolen.mosque.org.sg
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in Singapore
- Address: 59 Bencoolen Street, Singapore, 189630
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Maghain Aboth Synagogue.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core 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. National Museum of Singapore is situated 380 metres southwest of Masjid Bencoolen.
Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Synagogue
The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area of Singapore. Maghain Aboth Synagogue is situated 130 metres south of Masjid Bencoolen.
Bencoolen
Metro station
Photo: Seloloving, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bencoolen MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Downtown Line in Singapore. Located under Bencoolen 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 Dhoby Ghaut.
Bras Basah
Neighborhood
Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.
Dhoby Ghaut
Neighborhood
Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.
Rochor
Suburb
Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.
Masjid Bencoolen
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.29934° or 1° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
103.85035° or 103° 51′ 1″ eastInception
2004Height
40 metres (131 feet)Operator
Major (retd) Malik Asif HayatOpen location code
6PH57VX2+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 172596716OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q6783333
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Masjid Bencoolen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الجنيد”
- Bengali: “বেনকুলেন মসজিদ”
- Bengali: “বেনগকালি মসজিদ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الجنيد”
- Hindi: “बेनकुलन मस्जिद”
- Indonesian: “Masjid al-junied”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Al-Junied”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Bencoolen”
- Urdu: “مسجد الجنید”
- Uzbek: “Bankulen masjidi”
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Highlights include Bencoolen Underground Mall and V Hotel Pool.
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