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Jamae Masjid

Keywords : Masjid

Site common nameJamae Masjid
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CitySingapore
StateSingapore
CountrySingapore
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.282778
Long : 103.845556

History of productionJamae Masjid is located in the China Town. It is one of the oldest Masjids in Singapore and was built in 1826 by Tamil muslims. It is located near Srimari Amman, which is a holy place for Tamils who follow Hinduism.
ArtThe entrance gate of the Masjid has two artificial towers on both sides. This kind of tower consists of multi-tiered square towers similar to that of Nagore Dargah, which is the graveyard of Sufi , an important saint in Tamil state, southern India. This kind of tower also appears at the replica of Nagore Dargah in Singapore and Pe-Nang as well.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age24-25 Centuries BE.
ReligionIslam

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali