MALACCA: From far, the new Selat Melaka Mosque on Pulau Melaka looks like it’s floating. The mosque, built over water, opened its doors on Aug 28 although a mixed development project on the ...

Surrounded by a lagoon, this mosque is nicknamed “the floating mosque”. It was officially opened in 2000 and its design is inspired by the Nabawi Mosque in Medina. Melaka Straits Mosque ...

ALOR GAJAH: A floating mosque is being built by the family of deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in Masjid Tanah, which he hopes will be named the Salmah Khamis Floating Mosque. Zahid had ...

Masjid Selat Melaka appears to be floating when water levels are high enough It is built on a man-made island on the shoreline and when the water levels are high enough, the mosque appears to float.

No visitor to the historic city of Malacca will be able to miss the charm of the unique architecture of its mosques that were built back in the 18th century.