Acheen Street Mosque
@ Masjid Lebuh Aceh, Acheen Street, Penang
Acheen Street Mosque in Penang.
Acheen Street Mosque Location Map
Masjid Lebuh Acheh
The Acheen Street Mosque is an old mosque located at the heritage enclave of George Town. It was built by Tengku Sheriff Syed Hussain Al-Aidid in 1801, making it one of the oldest mosques in Penang.
In the 18th century, with Malacca in decline, the trades along the Straits of Malacca has moved northwards to Acheh. When Francis Light established the trading post in Penang, he wanted to create a Britsh trading post that rivals Acheh. To do this, he attracted merchants and traders from all over to settle there. As a result, Penang had substantial communities of immigrants from Phuket, China, South India, Acheh, Arabia, and Jews from as far away as Armenia. One of these who settled here was Tengku Syed, a wealthy Achehnese merchant of Arab descent.
The Acheen Street Mosque has a Arab-style minaret with a Achehnese roof. The difference between this mosque and the other one, the Kapitan Kling nearby, is that the Acheen Street Mosque was built by a Achehnese, hence a Malay, whereas the Kapitan Kling Mosque was built by the Indian Muslims.
Getting there
Take the Rapid Penang Bus Nos. T10, U103, U301, U302, T308, U401 or U502 to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, walk down the road to Medan Cannon, and you'd see the Acheen Street Mosque at the end of Medan Cannon. You can also take Rapid Penang Bus Nos. T11, U101, U104, U201, U202, U203, U204 or U206 to nearby Lebuh Chulia, and then walk to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, following by Medan Cannon.
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