Mosque Street (

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: 摩士街; ms, Lebuh Masjid) is a one-way

street A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of d ...

located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links

South Bridge Road South Bridge Road () is a major road in Singapore, running south of the Singapore River in Chinatown. It starts at Elgin Bridge and ends at the junction of Neil Road, Tanjong Pagar Road and Maxwell Road. Landmarks *Buddha Tooth Relic Templ ...

New Bridge Road New Bridge Road (; ms, Jalan Jambatan Baharu) is a major one-way road located within the Central Area in Singapore. New Bridge Road starts at the Coleman Bridge to the south of the Singapore River and extends into Chinatown within the Outra ...

near

Chinatown MRT station Chinatown MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines in Outram, Singapore. It serves the ethnic enclave of Chinatown. Situated at the junction of Eu Tong Sen S ...

Etymology and history

The street used to have ten stables located there. After the

Masjid Jamae Jamae Mosque ( ms, Masjid Jamae, Jawi: , ta, மஸ்ஜித் ஜாமிஆ, Masjit Jāmi'ā) is one of the earliest mosques in Singapore, and is located on South Bridge Road in the Chinatown district within the Central Area. The mos ...

was constructed at the current site between 1830 and 1835, the street was named after it. It is also known as ''kit ling bio pi'' in

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, meaning "beside the

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temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called church (building), churches), Hindui ...

References

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