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The Sultan Iskandar Mosque () is a mosque located at Bandar Dato' Onn,
The Sultan Iskandar Mosque () is a mosque located at Bandar Dato' Onn, Johor Bahru District
The Johor Bahru District is a Districts of Malaysia, district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. It covers an area of 1,063.97km2 and has a population of 1.8 million, making it the second largest district in Malaysia by populatio ...
, Johor
Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
, Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. The mosque was named after the late 24th and fourth Sultan of Johor
The Sultan of Johor (Malay language, Malay: ''Sultan Johor''; Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a '' ...
, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail.
History
The mosque was built by Johor Land Berhad, and currently being managed by Waqaf An-Nur Corporation Berhad, both are subsidiaries ofJohor Corporation
Johor Corporation (JCorp, ) is Johor’s principal development institution for the State of Johor, Malaysia. Headquartered in Johor Bahru, its operations extend across multiple countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Australi ...
(JCorp). It was initially known as Bandar Dato' Onn Mosque. Construction began from 2012 and was completed in 2015. The mosque was officially opened on 8 April 2016 by the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim in conjunction of his late grandfather Sultan Iskandar's birthday.
Architecture
Ottoman Style mosque.See also
*Islam in Malaysia
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni Islam, Sunni jurisprudence.
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* 2015 establishments in Malaysia Mosques in Johor Bahru Mosques completed in 2015 Mosque buildings with domes in Malaysia Mosque buildings with minarets in Malaysia Sunni mosques in Malaysia {{Malaysia-mosque-stub