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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Islam
Johor Bahru’s earliest major mosque and one of the state’s foremost historic religious landmarks.
Kota Kinabalu City Mosque
Teluk Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia Islam
Kota Kinabalu’s largest mosque and one of Sabah’s most photographed Islamic landmarks.
Crystal Mosque
Pulau Wan Man, Losong Panglima Perang, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia Islam
Iconic Kuala Terengganu mosque and the best-known architectural landmark of the Islamic Civilization Park.
Tranquerah Mosque
Tengkera, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam
Historic Melaka mosque, formerly the state mosque, and a National Heritage site.
Kampung Hulu Mosque
Kampung Hulu, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Islam
One of Malaysia’s oldest surviving mosques and an important sacred heritage landmark in Melaka.
Kampung Laut Mosque
Kampung Laut, Tumpat, Kelantan, Malaysia Islam
Historic Kelantan timber mosque with deep regional heritage significance and a documented relocation-and-return history.
Zahir Mosque
Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia Islam
Historic state mosque of Kedah and one of Alor Setar’s defining religious landmarks.