Sandakan Jamek Mosque


The Sandakan Jamek Mosque is a mosque in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Opened in 1890, it is the oldest mosque in Sandakan, part of Sandakan Heritage Trail.

History

The mosque was opened in 1890 by Damsah, a Muslim cloth merchant from British Raj. Its original location is in the restaurant Habeeb III facing Wisma Sandakan. During World War II, the mosque become a hiding places for the town Muslim populations from the Japanese. The Japanese military believes the mosque could also become the hiding place for British soldiers that leading them to shot the mosque several times during the war.