The Sultan Abdul Samad Mosque or KLIA Mosque is a mosque near

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(KLIA) at

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. The mosque was originally named as KLIA Mosque and was officially named after Almarhum Sultan Sir Abdul Samad of

. It is also used as an international mosque for tourist who arrived and depart from/to KLIA. It is also a public mosque for Muslims from

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and KLIA Town Centre.

History

The mosque was constructed by the

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in which is an operator for the KLIA. When the opening of the KLIA on 27 June 1998, the construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed in 1999. The mosque was officially opened on 12 August 2000 by the Regent of Selangor at that time, Tengku Idris Shah (now

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Architecture

It drew influences from Middle Eastern and local Malay styles.

History

Architecture

See also