Candi Bukit Batu Pahat
Bujang Valley, Merbok, Kuala Muda, Kedah, Malaysia Hinduism
The largest and most significant temple site identified by Tourism Malaysia within the Bujang Valley archaeological complex.
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Nagore Durgha Sheriff, Penang
Lebuh Chulia, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Islam
Penang’s oldest Indian Muslim shrine, commemorating the devotional tradition of the Sufi saint Shahul Hamid of Nagore.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandakan
Elton Hill, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia Christianity
Historic Anglican church in Sandakan and the oldest stone building in Sabah.
Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Tatt Khalsa
Jalan Raja Alang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sikhism
Major Kuala Lumpur Sikh institution described by a Malaysian government source as the largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia.
Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang
Jalan Gurdwara, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Sikhism
Historic George Town gurdwara and an important centre for Penang’s annual Vaisakhi observance.
St George’s Church, Penang
George Town historic core, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
Historic George Town Anglican church, widely identified as the first Anglican church in Southeast Asia.
Christ Church Melaka
Dutch Square, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity
Malaysia’s oldest Protestant church and one of Melaka’s most important living colonial-era sacred landmarks.
St Paul’s Church, Melaka
St Paul’s Hill, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Christianity
One of Malaysia’s oldest Christian sacred sites, a 1521 Portuguese chapel ruin with strong associations to St Francis Xavier.
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Christianity
Mother church and cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.
Minor Basilica of St Anne, Bukit Mertajam
Jalan Kulim, Bukit Mertajam, Central Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
Malaysia’s leading St Anne pilgrimage shrine, drawing large annual crowds for its July novena and feast.
Church of the Assumption, Penang
Farquhar Street, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Christianity
One of Penang’s oldest Catholic institutions and a Category I religious heritage landmark in George Town.
Melaka Straits Mosque
Pulau Melaka, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam
Iconic coastal mosque on Pulau Melaka and one of the state’s leading modern religious-tourism landmarks.