Zahir Mosque

The Zahir Mosque is a Sunni in , Kota Setar, , , and the state mosque of Kedah. Built in in 1912, the Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Masjid Negeri”
  • Address: Jalan Kampung Perak, 05100
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Royal Hall and Kedah State Art Gallery.

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is situated 160 metres east of Zahir Mosque.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery in , , , . is situated 170 metres south of Zahir Mosque.

Museum
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The Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Gallery is a gallery in , , showcasing the history and artifacts of Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah. is situated 230 metres northeast of Zahir Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alor Setar and Anak Bukit.

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is the state capital of , on the of Peninsular Malaysia. Some claim that it is the state capital on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia that is richest in Malay culture.

Suburb
is a mukim and the royal town of , , located in and falls under the jurisdiction of the Alor Setar City Council. is situated 6 km north of Zahir Mosque.

Town
is a mukim in , Kedah, Malaysia. The Kedah royal mausoleum is located here. The nation's founding father and first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was buried in this royal mausoleum. is situated 8 km east of Zahir Mosque.

Zahir Mosque

Latitude
6.12026° or 6° 7′ 13″ north
Longitude
100.3651° or 100° 21′ 54″ east
Open location code
6PR249C8+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 286101464
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q4022372
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Zahir Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد زاهر”
  • Armenian: “Զախիր”
  • Armenian: “Զահիր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Zahir məscidi”
  • Bengali: “জহির মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “查希爾清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد زاهر”
  • Fulah: “Zahir Mosque”
  • Hindi: “ज़ाहिर मस्जिद”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Zahir”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Zahir”
  • Malay: “Masjid Negeri negeri Kedah”
  • Malay: “Masjid Zahir”
  • Malay: “Masjid Zahrah”
  • Russian: “Захир Мечеть”
  • Russian: “Захир”
  • Thai: “มัสยิดซาฮีร์”
  • Turkish: “Zahir Camii”
  • Urdu: “مسجد زاہر”
  • Uzbek: “Zahir masjidi”
  • Western Panjabi: “مسجد زاہر”

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