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Jamae Mosque (1826 onward)

Jamae Mosque was established in 1826 by the Chulias--Indian Muslim traders from the Coromandal Coast of South India. Within a short time they also set up Al-Abrar Mosque and Nagore Durga on Telok Ayer Street. As one of the oldest mosques in Singapore, Jamae Mosque is unique in that it has largely escaped wholesale renovation in the years since. Its chief architectural attraction is its front gate, comprised of two slender minarets flanking a miniature palace facade. Each of the minarets--too narrow to enter--is also embellished with small windows and onion domes.

In contrast to the gate, the interior of the mosque is largely Neo-Classical, inspired by Colonial-era buildings designed by George Drumgoole Coleman. One of the inner buildings also houses a shrine to Muhammad Salih Valinvah, a local Muslim religious leader.

Location

The approximate location of the mosque is 1.283219' N, 103.845254' E (WGS 84 map datum).