Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque
A mosque in the border town of Rantau Panjang built in Chinese style, modelled on the thousand-year-old Niujie Mosque in Beijing. Its curved roofs and red and green colours look more like a temple in China than a Malay mosque.
- Where
- Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 6.0153, 101.9827
Get the Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kelantan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque
Wat Phothivihan 21 km
A Thai Buddhist temple in Tumpat, one of 25 temples in a district close to the Thai border. It is known for its great reclining Buddha, one of the largest in Southeast Asia, and is among the most visited temples in the country.
Kampung Laut Mosque 29 km
One of the oldest mosques in Malaysia, a timber building with a tiered roof in the old style of the region. Nobody is sure when it was built: estimates range from the fifteenth century to the eighteenth.
Siti Khadijah Market 31 km
The central market of Kota Bharu, where most of the traders are women and the stalls are piled with produce, spices, fish and Kelantan sweets. The upper floors look down on the colourful ground floor below.
Talo Mano Mosque 63 km
The oldest wooden mosque in Thailand, built in 1634 for a newly settled Muslim community in Narathiwat. It is still in daily use, and locals know it simply as the 300 Years Mosque.
Belum-Temenggor Forest 77 km
The largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia, running north to the Thai border, where it meets Bang Lang National Park. Belum lies to the north and Temenggor to the south, and the Royal Belum State Park sits wholly inside it.
Perhentian Islands 84 km
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Lang Tengah Island 103 km
A small island off the Terengganu coast between Redang and the Perhentians, reached by ferry from Merang. It has only a handful of resorts, so its beaches and reefs stay quiet.
Redang Island 117 km
One of the largest islands off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, and the main one of nine islands in a marine park. The water around it is clear and full of coral, which is what brings the divers and snorkellers.
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Questions
Where is Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque?
Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque is in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Phothivihan (21 km), Kampung Laut Mosque (29 km), Siti Khadijah Market (31 km).
How do I get the Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kelantan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sultan Ismail Petra Mosque before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kelantan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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