Kampung Kling Mosque

Kampung Kling Mosque (Malay: Masjid Kampung Kling) (sometimes also spelt Kampung Keling Mosque) is one of oldest mosque in Malacca, Malaysia.

The Kampung Kling Mosque is situated at Jalan Tukang Emas, also known as "Harmony Street" because of its proximity to the Cheng Hoon Teng Temple and Sri Poyatha Moorthi Temple.

The original structure built by Indian Muslim traders in 1748 was a wooden building and in 1872, it was rebuilt in brick. The mosque is one of the traditional mosques in Melaka, which still retains its original design. The architectural design of the mosque is a cross between Sumatran, Chinese, Hindu and the Melaka Malay.

The minaret, ablution pool and entrance arch were built at the same time with the main building. The Kampung Kling Mosque is named based on the place where Indian traders dwell in that place called Kampung Kling.

The minaret resembles a pagoda. The mosque also has a blend of English and Portuguese glazed tiles, Corinthian columns with symmetrical arches in the main prayer hall, a Victorian chandelier, a wooden pulpit with Hindu and Chinese-style carvings, and Moorish cast iron lamp-posts in the place of ablution for pre-prayer cleansing.

The Department of Museums and Antiquities completed conservation works on the mosque in the 1990s.

The mosque should not be confused with Kampung Hulu Mosque, located a few blocks to the north; it also has a pagoda-like minaret.

Getting There

You can go there by either taxi, trishaw or town bus (No 17) from the main Melaka bus stand.

The best way to get to the Kampung Kling Mosque is via taxi or by driving here yourself if you're from other part of Melaka.

With the entire establishment, one can visit to the Resort with so many purposes. Be it for a family gathering, a school camping, a corporate outing or even just to escape to a greener pace, everyone leaves this place with a smile on the face.

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