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| (Combination of Moorish and Western influence) |
02 52’26.47”N, 101 52’13.92”E
2.874019, 101.870534  |
| (Visiting a 100-year old mosque) |
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| (A similarity to Alaeddin Mosque in Jugra) |
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| (Frontal view of the mosque) |
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| (The yellow domes and minaret) |
Raja Alang Mosque is a historical mosque in Selangor. It is located in Beranang, near the Selangor-Negeri Sembilan border. It was named after Raja Alang, who was the son of Tengku Panglima Besar Selangor, Raja Berayun @ Raja Ibrahim, who ruled Kajang during Almarhum Sultan Sir Abdul Samad's reign. He was from Sumatra, Indonesia. This mosque was built on waqf land endowed by the royal family of Raja Alang.
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| (The year the new building is built) |
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| (The grand entrance inscribed with Quranic verses) |
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| (The ladies prayer area at the back) |
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| (The mimbar area is under renovation) |
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| (The green carpet is new) |
The present Raja Alang Mosque was built in 1928 to replace the wooden old mosque built between 1904 and 1906. The old mosque was officially opened in 1907 by Almarhum Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah of Selangor.
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| (Old wooden door) |
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| (Decorated with stained glass) |
The mosque is quite similar to Alaeddin Mosque in Jugra. Its style is Middle Eastern with Moorish and Western influences. The architecture of this mosque is according to the construction of the old mosque. The mosque has many golden yellow domes. The prayer hall is spacious covered with beautiful and comfortable carpets. The women's prayer area is separated by a curtain.
The mosque has a very spacious open parking space and a few covered ones.
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| (The stairs leading to the minaret) |
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| (Still maintaining the old pillars) |
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| (Food Bank for the needy) |
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