Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre built

Name: Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre built
Start: 1896

1896 CE.

Shown on the map at 22.299°, 114.172°.

The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre (Chinese: 九龍清真寺暨伊斯蘭中心; Arabic: مسجد كاولون والمركز الإسلامي), also known as the Kowloon Mosque, is a mosque located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Located in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, beside Kowloon Park, the mosque is the largest in Hong Kong and holds five prayers daily and is capable of accommodating up to 3,500 people.

Text from the Wikipedia article Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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