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Masjid Sultan
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{{Infobox religious building
|name = Masjid Sultan <br> مسجد سلطان <br /> Sultan Mosque
|native_name = 
|image = Masjid Sultan after Repaint.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|caption = Photographed after Aidilfitri Prayers 2015, with a fresh coat of paint.
|religious_affiliation = [[Islam]]
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'''Masjid Sultan''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: مسجد سلطان), or '''Sultan Mosque''', is a [[mosque]] located at Muscat Street and [[North Bridge Road]] within the [[Kampong Glam]] precinct of the district of [[Rochor]] in [[Singapore]]. The mosque is considered one of the most important mosques in Singapore. The prayer hall and domes highlight the mosque's star features.

==History==

[[File:Masjid Sultan Aerial Perspective.jpg|thumb|Masjid Sultan Aerial Perspective. The urban encroachment into the heritage protected precinct of Kampong Glam - home of Singapore's precolonial indigenous artisocracy is visible from this aerial panorama taken in February 2008.]]⏎
When Singapore was ceded to the [[United Kingdom|British]] in 1819, [[Temenggung|Temenggong]] [[Abdul Rahman]], the island's chief, and [[Hussein Shah of Johor|Sultan Hussain Shah]] of [[Johor]], under whose jurisdiction Singapore fell, acquired small fortunes in exchange for their power. [[Sir Stamford Raffles]] also granted the [[Temenggong]] and the [[Sultan]] an annual [[stipend]] and the use of [[Kampong Glam]] for their residence.

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{{Mosques in Singapore}}

[[Category:Mosques in Singapore|Sultan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Singapore]]
[[Category:National monuments of Singapore]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Rochor]]