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Mosques in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s growing Muslim community currently numbers around 220,000, including 30,000 Chinese Muslims. The city has five mosques, of which the Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre is the biggest, with a capacity of 3,500, and the Jamia Mosque is the oldest.
The following is the list of mosques in Hong Kong: [1] class=notpageimage|. Location of mosques in Hong Kong. English Name. (and Chinese) Images. Location. Establishment. Sequence.
- Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
- Masjid Ammar & Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre, Wan Chai
- Jamia Mosque, Central
- Stanley Mosque, Stanley
- Chai Wan Mosque, Chai Wan
Located adjacent to Kowloon Park, Kowloon Masjid is Hong Kong’s largest mosque and the second oldest. It was built in 1896 by the Hong Kong Regiment to serve the Indian Muslim troops of the British Army. Initially, the mosque did not have a dome this large nor the four minarets. The original mosque needed to be reconstructed after the construction ...
The original building was built sometime in late 19th century, next to the first Muslim cemetery in Hong Kong (now moved to Happy Valley) to offer funeral prayers. Masjid Ammar was reconstructed after World War II as the original plot was used for the construction of the Aberdeen Tunnel. As the Muslim population had grown larger by then, the new co...
Also known as Shelly Mosque, Jamia Mosque is Hong Kong’s oldest mosque constructed all the way back in 1849. Businessmen from the Indian subcontinent requested the building of a mosque for a regular space for prayers. As the Muslim population grew larger, an extension of the mosque was constructed in 1915. Despite its age, the mosque is still in go...
Some 400 Muslims from the Indian sub-continent were working in the Hong Kong Prisons Department, which initially was stationed at Arbuthnot Road. But with the relocation of Victoria Prison to Stanley, a demand for a prayer space increased. Hence, the building of Stanley Mosque inside Stanley prison. Stanley Mosque was built in 1937 with financial c...
Aside from Happy Valley, the other burial site for Muslims lies at Cape Collison, Chai Wan. As funeral prayers must be offered after a burial, the British Hong Kong government provided land for a small mosque in 1963. With more Muslim settlers residing in Chai Wan, the mosque started offering regular daily prayers and Islamic classes. The mosque is...
The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre or Kowloon Mosque is one of five main mosques in Hong Kong. Located in Kowloon, in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road , beside Kowloon Park , this mosque is currently the largest in Hong Kong.
There are fives mosques in Hong Kong, four of them on HK Island, one in Kowloon peninsula. Jamiah Masjid / Shelley Street Mosque. 30 Shelley Street, Central, Hong Kong. built in 1890, rebuilt in 1905, the oldest mosque in H.K.
Hong Kong Island Masjid / Madrassa Address Tel. (+852) 1 Jamia Masjid (Mosque) 30 Shelly Street, Central 2523 7743 2 Masjid Ammar & O.R.S. Islamic Centre 40 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai 2575 2218 3 The Chinese Muslim Cultural & Fraternal Assoc. 7 Chan Tong Lane, Wanchai 2904 7470 4 Chai Wan Masjid (Mosque) Cape Collinson, Chai Wan 2556 5507
Jun 28, 2019 · Hong Kong might only have a small population of Muslims but it boasts six unique mosques scattered from Tsim Sha Tsui to Wan Chai. Be sure to check out these mosques in Hong Kong during your next visit!
