Lebuh Aceh Mosque in Penang - Malaysia
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Lebuh Aceh Mosque (Acheen St Mosque) is a 19th-century mosque built by the Acehnese situated on Aceh Street, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
The Acheen Street Mosque was built in 1808 on land donated by an Achenese aristocrat, Tengku Syed Hussain Al-Aidid. It all began in 1792 when Tengku Syed Hussain opened a Muslim settlement in the area near Lebuh Acheh. Over the following years, this settlement became the centre of Islamic studies in Pulau Pinang, frequented by traders from the surrounding Malay archipelago, Arab and India.;
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address:Masjid Melayu Lebuh Aceh
Lebuh Acheh, 10450 Pulau Pinang
Malaysia
Masjid Melayu Lebuh Aceh
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