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State mosque of Kedah, Malaysia

Zahir Mosque
Masjid Zahir

Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Shown within Alor Setar
Geographic coordinates	6°07′13″N 100°21′54″E / 6.12028°N 100.36500°E / 6.12028; 100.36500
Architecture
Type	mosque
Style	Islamic, Indo-Saracenic
Completed	1912-1915
Dome(s)	5

The Zahir Mosque (Malay: Masjid Zahir) is a mosque in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia, and the state mosque of Kedah. The Zahir Mosque is one of the grandest and oldest mosques in Malaysia, having been built in 1912.

History

The mosque was built upon the tomb and grave of fallen Kedah warrior that died during the Siamese invasion of Kedah.

The design was inspired by the vision of the late Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Abidin II, who was in turn inspired by the Azizi Mosque of the Langkat Sultanate in North Sumatra. The state's annual Qurʾān-reading competition is held within the premises of the mosque.

References

^ "Zahir Mosque". Tourism Malaysia. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

Masjid Zahir, Alor Setar

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Kedah	Zahir
Kelantan	Kampung Laut Sultan Ismail Petra Silver Jubilee
Kuala Lumpur	Abdul Rahman Auf Amru Al-As Al-Bukhari Foundation Al Akram Al-Rahman Al Taqwa As Syakirin Federal Territory Imam Al Ghazali Kampung Baru National Saidina Abu Bakar As Siddiq aidina Umar Al Khattab Saidina Uthman Bin Affan Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Zaid bin Haritsah
Labuan	An-Nur Jamek
Malacca	Al Azim Kampung Hulu Kampung Kling Malacca Chinese Malacca Straits Tranquerah
Negeri Sembilan	Negeri Sembilan State Seremban Jamek
Pahang	Abu Bakar Roya Mohamed Noah Foundation Sultan Ahmad Shah Tengku Ampuan Afzan
Penang	Kapitan Keling Lebuh Aceh Penang Floating Penang State
Perak	Muhammadiah Paloh Street, Ipoh Panglima Kinta Sultan Idris Shah II Ubudiah
Perlis	Alwi Perlis State
Putrajaya	Putra Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Sabah	Al-Kauthar Kota Kinabalu City Sabah State Sandakan District Sandakan Jamek
Sarawak	Petra Jaya State
Selangor	Alaeddin Al-Amaniah Al-Falah Al Hidayah Al Mujaheddin Ara Damansara Darul Ehsan Klang Royal Town Raja Alang Raja Haji Fisabilillah Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Jamek Subang Airport Sultan Abdul Samad Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Sultan Sulaiman Tengku Ampuan Jemaah Tun Abdul Aziz
Terengganu	Abidin Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Crystal Tengku Tengah Zaharah
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