Mosque of Kota Iskandar
The Mosque of Kota Iskandar (Malay: Masjid Kota Iskandar) is a Johor state mosque located at Kota Iskandar, Iskandar Puteri, a Johor State Administrative Centre at Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the second state mosque of Johor after Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque in Johor Bahru. This modern futuristic mosque was officially opened on 16 June 2015 and was named after the late 24th and fourth sultan of Johor, Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail.
| Kota Iskandar Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Kota Iskandar مَســـــجِدِ كُـــــوتَا إَسْـــــــــــكَنْـدَر | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Governing body | Johor State religious Affair Department |
| Patron | Cahaya Jauhar (Developer) |
| Location | |
| Location | Kota Iskandar |
| Municipality | Iskandar Puteri |
| State | Johor |
| Country | Malaysia |
Shown within Johor | |
| Geographic coordinates | 1°25′26.4″N 103°38′55.2″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Kinta Samudera (PMC) Kumpulan Seni Reka (Architect) Perunding Padureka (C&S) Juru & Teras Bersekutu (M&E) Invenzioni (ID) Clouston Design Studio (Landscape) ARH Juruukur Bahan (QS) |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Moorish architecture |
| Funded by | State Economy Planning Unit CJ Bina Maju |
| General contractor | UEM Construction (Foundation) Pembinaan Mitrajaya (Building) Tycotech (Minaret) Integra (ID) Impian Landscape |
| Groundbreaking | 2012 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Construction cost | USD 13,000,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | Qiblat Axis |
| Capacity | 1600 (indoor) 800 (terrace corridor) 2800 (courtyard) 1200(dome garden) |
| Dome(s) | 1 skeletal dome with roof garden |
| Minaret(s) | 6 minarets to represent pillars of faith |
| Site area | 14,000 square meter |
| Inscriptions | Quranic Verses |
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