Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque

Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque
Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque
Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin
Location
Location	Putrajaya, Malaysia
	Shown within Peninsular Malaysia
Geographic coordinates	2°55′9.5″N 101°40′51.3″E / 2.919306°N 101.680917°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Nik Arshad Nik Mohammed
Type	Mosque
Style	Modern
Completed	2009
Construction cost	RM 208 million (~ US$ 55 million)
Capacity	20,000 worshippers

The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque (Malay: Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin) or the Iron Mosque (Malay: Masjid Besi) is the second principal mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia after Putra Mosque. It is located in Putrajaya's Precinct 3, opposite the Palace of Justice and next to Islamic Complex Putrajaya, a religious authority headquarters. Construction began since April 2004 and was fully completed on August 2009.^[2] It was officially opened by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on 11 June 2010.^[3]

The mosque was built to cater to approximately 24,000 residents including the government servants working around the city center as well as areas within Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 18. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque's area is twice that of Putra Mosque, which is located 2.2 kilometres north.

^ Stainless Steel Spiral Mesh Windows Provide Transparency And Natural Air Conditioning On Malaysian Mosque
^ "Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Diserah Bagi Pengurusan Jakim". BERNAMA. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
^ "Mosques nationwide to be turned into community centres". The Star (Malaysia). 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.

[1] Stainless Steel Spiral Mesh Windows Provide Transparency And Natural Air Conditioning On Malaysian Mosque

[2] "Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Diserah Bagi Pengurusan Jakim". BERNAMA. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.

[3] "Mosques nationwide to be turned into community centres". The Star (Malaysia). 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.

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