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Masjid Bencoolen

Singapore, Italy

Masjid Bencoolen

The Bencoolen Mosque (Malay: Masjid Bencoolen; Jawi: مسجد بنکولين‎, Tamil: பென்கூலன் பள்ளிவாசல், romanized: Peṉkūlaṉ Paḷḷivācal; also spelled as Masjid Bengkali, or Bengkali Mosque) alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between Rochor and

Bras Basah, Singapore. It was built in the 1820s by Indian Muslim immigrants from Bengkulu. The present-day mosque is a 2004 reconstruction and is integrated with the Somerset Bencoolen hotel that is owned by Ascott International, a subsidiary of CapitaLand. It is also the current headquarters for the Tablighi Jama'at, an Islamic missionary group.

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