Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah), (
Jawi: جامع عصر حسن البلقية) is a
mosque in
Bandar Seri Begawan,
Brunei. It is named after
Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...
, the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei. It is one of the two state mosques (), the other
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque ( ms, Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien, Jawi: مسجد عمر علي سيف الدين) is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the country's two or national mosques (the other Jame' Asr Ha ...
.
History
The mosque is a
waqf of
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...
. The construction began in 1988 on a 20-acre site in
Kiarong
Kampong Kiarong is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of ; the population was 4,530 in 2016.
The village is home to Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, on ...
.
The mosque was inaugurated on 14 July 1994 with the Sultan attending the
Maghrib and
Isha prayers in conjunction with His Majesty's 48th birthday celebration.
Building
Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque is the largest mosque in the country and can accommodate 5,000 worshippers at a time.
The mosque has 29 golden domes and four minarets with height of .
See also
*
List of mosques in Brunei
References
1994 establishments in Brunei
Mosques completed in 1991
Buildings and structures in Bandar Seri Begawan
Mosques in Brunei
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