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Crystal Mosque
Masjid Kristal
Basic information Location Wan Man, Terengganu
MalaysiaGeographic coordinates 5°19′22″N 103°6′58″E / 5.32278°N 103.11611°ECoordinates: 5°19′22″N 103°6′58″E / 5.32278°N 103.11611°E Affiliation Islam Architectural description Architectural type Mosque Groundbreaking 2006 Completed 2008 Specifications Capacity 700 Length 2,146.12 m² Minaret(s) 4 The Crystal Mosque or Masjid Kristal is a mosque in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. The mosque is located at Islamic Heritage Park on the island of Wan Man. The mosque was constructed between 2006 and 2008. It was officially opened on 8 February 2008 by 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu.
However, in a newspaper report of Bernama, on October 26th 2008, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi commented on this building having Chinese characteristics and called on the people to not be cynical about these types of mosques and focus more on the teachings of Islam. He said this because of concern on the Malay people not wanting to share mosque characteristics with the Muslim-Chinese people.[citation needed]
External links
- (Malay) Pembinaan TTI Dan Masjid Kristal Jadi Mercu Tanda Umat Islam. BERNAMA. 8 Feb 2008, 21:34 MST.
- (Malay) DONT'T BE CYNICAL ABOUT MOSQUES WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS. BERNAMA. 26 Oct 2008, 10:06 MST.
- Malaysian Wiki: http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail:Masjid_Kristal.jpg
- Flickr: Masjid Kristal by day, Masjid Kristal by night
- Panoramio: 1, 2, 3, 4
Categories:- Mosques in Malaysia
- Mosques in Terengganu
- Malaysian mosque stubs
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