Jamia Mosque
The oldest mosque in Hong Kong — built in 1890 on a 999-year lease — and the streets around it still carry its name.
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Completed in 1890 and extended in 1915, this Grade I-listed building was renamed Jamia after World War II and is also known as Lascar Temple. The Hong Kong government's 2010 classification calls for preserving it for "outstanding merits." It remains an active Friday mosque with the Imam leading taraweeh prayers during Ramadan.
What to look for
- Arabic-style arched windows running along all sides of the rectangular building, paired with a central arched main entrance
- The three-storey residential block immediately next door — built likely in the early 20th century — which provides rent-free accommodation to followers
- Mosque Street and Mosque Junction, the two neighbouring streets named directly after this building
Walk southwest from Central MTR station and take the Central–Mid-Levels escalator uphill to reach the mosque.
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