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Al-Kauthar Mosque

Tawau, Malaysia · built 2002

The Al-Kauthar Mosque (Malay: Masjid Al-Kauthar), also known as Masjid Besar Tawau, is a Sunni mosque, located in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia.

Built in 1997 and completed in 2002, it is the largest mosque in the state of Sabah, with a capacity that can accommodate from 16,000 to 17,000 worshippers. The mosque was opened in 2004, officiated by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the time, Syed Sirajuddin Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.

Media related to Masjid Al-Khauthar at Wikimedia Commons Al-Kauthar Mosque information on IslamGRID: 2.0

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