Stanley Mosque

Coordinates: 22°12′54″N 114°13′08″E / 22.21500°N 114.21889°E / 22.21500; 114.21889

Stanley Mosque
赤柱清真寺
Basic information
Location 53 Tung Tau Wan Road, Stanley, Hong Kong
 Hong Kong[1]
Affiliation Sunni Islam
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Completed 1 January 1937[2]

The Stanley Mosque (Chinese: 赤柱清真寺) is in Stanley, Hong Kong, China.[3] It is the fourth mosque built in Hong Kong and it is located at the Stanley Prison.

History

In the early 20th century, there were around 400 Muslim employees from Pakistan and India working for the Prison Department of Hong Kong. The headquarters office of the department was initially at Arbuthnot Road. Most of them went to Jamia Mosque to perform their prayer. However, following the relocation of the headquarters from Arbuthnot Road to Stanley Prison, which is much further away, there was a demand to set up a new mosque around the prison area to cater for the welfare and religious needs for the prison Muslim staffs. Thus, Stanley Mosque was opened inside the prison on 1 January 1937.

The Advisory Board of Antiques and Monuments Office designated the mosque as a Grade 1 historic building on 18 December 2009.

Architecture

The sandy coloured mosque has a large prayer hall, veranda and courtyard. A parking area is located in front of the mosque. The mosque is not generally open to the public as it is within the prison grounds.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Menyelusup ke Masjid Penjara di Stanley, Hongkong". Wisata.kompasiana.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  2. ↑ Islam and China's Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New ... - Wai-Yip Ho - Google Buku. Books.google.co.id. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Mosques in Hong Kong". Islam.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.


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