Mosque Street, Singapore
Street in Chinatown, Singapore
Mosque Street (Chinese: 摩士街; Malay: Lebuh Masjid) is a one-way street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links South Bridge Road to New Bridge Road near Chinatown MRT station.
Etymology and history
The street used to have ten stables located there.[1] After the Masjid Jamae was constructed at the current site between 1830 and 1835,[2] the street was named after it.[1]
It is also known as kit ling bio pi in Hokkien, meaning "beside the King's temple".[1]
References
- ^ a b c Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. p. 601. ISBN 978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wan Meng Hao (15 April 2011). Heritage Places of Singapore. Cavendish Square Publishing. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9789814312950.
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