Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque

Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
Masjid Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah
The mosque in 2014
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
OwnershipGovernment of Brunei
Governing bodyDepartment of Mosque Affairs[a]
Location
LocationKiarong, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Geographic coordinates4°53′52.6″N 114°55′18.4″E / 4.897944°N 114.921778°E / 4.897944; 114.921778
Architecture
Typemosque
StyleIslamic architecture
FounderSultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Groundbreaking1988
Completed14 July 1994 (1994-07-14)
Construction costUS$350 million[2]
Specifications
Capacity5,000
Dome(s)29
Minaret(s)4
Minaret height58 metres (190 ft)
Site area20 acres (8.1 ha)

The Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque (Malay: Masjid Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah) is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.[3] It is named after Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei. It is one of the two state mosques (masjid negara), the other Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque,[4] and the largest of all.[5] It is situated on the northern border of the Kampong Kiarong suburb, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Pusat Bandar.[6]

  1. ^ Information Department 2009, p. 4.
  2. ^ Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. Lonely Planet Publications. 2004. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-74059-357-1.
  3. ^ Haji Julaini 2009, p. 8.
  4. ^ Lopes & Mohd Hasnan 2021, p. 12.
  5. ^ Eliot, Joshua (1996). Malaysia & Singapore Handbook. Footprint Handbooks. p. 1996. ISBN 978-0-900751-79-0.
  6. ^ Guides, Rough (1 June 2023). The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 978-1-83905-928-5.


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