Sultan Abu Bakar mosque or in malay it called as Masjid Sultan Abu Bakar. It located at Johor Bahru, Johor along Jalan Skudai. The mosque was built on top of a hill in the city of Johor Bahru, facing the Straits of Johor and neighboring Singapore. This mosque can be regarded as one of the most beautiful old mosque in Malaysia due to its unique infrastructure and spectacular combination of Islamic and Colonial architecture enhances the beauty of the Sultan Abu Bakar mosque. This mosque was constructed in 1982 and fully completed in 1900, under the direction of Sultan Abu Bakar, the king that administrate Johor at that time. Therefore, the mosque was named after the king.

Besides that, the Sultan Abu Bakar mosque was design and also built by the locals itself, from that it proves even local citizen are also capable of building impressive architectures same level as the ones in developed countries such as Middle East and Europe. Nowadays, the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque is listed as one of a historic monument maintained by the Department of Museums and Antiquities.

How to Get There

If you are already at city centre Johor Bahru, you can reach the Sultan Abu Bakar mosque by a taxi with affordable fare which is costs roughly RM3 per ride.

Tourist Attractions

Laser Battle

Laser Battle start from a humble beginning in Ipoh, Malaysia. After it is famously known, then after that it became one of the largest laser tag operator across Asia today. You would only want to play with the best of everything in a laser tag game. Here are what Laser Battle offers and no others can. It located at 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook MS 11 & 12, 4th Floor, Johor Bahru City Square, Johor Bahru 80000 Malaysia, with distance of 1.5 km from Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque. For those who are searching for fun playing experience with family and friends, this is a place that you must visit!

Angry Birds Activity Park

Angry Birds Activity Park is one of the must place that should be visit if you are in vacation trip with your kids! The indoor park has a very spacious space that covers 26,000 sq.ft. and is strategically located in the premises of Komtar JBCC, Johor Bahru City Centre's newest premier shopping, entertainment and dining destination. The state of the art activity park is easily accessible and offers a wide variety of fun games and attractions suitable for toddlers, kids, youth and parents alike. Must take note that the tis Angry Birds Activity Park operating hours are from 10am to 10pm daily. It only takes 1.6km from Sultan Abu Bakar mousque.

Johor Art Gallery

For those who have arts interest, you can visit to Johor Art Gallery. There are so many creative artworks published in the gallery, from paintings and sculptures to ceramics and traditional weapons. The gallery is in an old colonial style building and houses a great collection of Malay artwork. The artwork features many aspects of traditional Malay culture, and reflects on Johor states' special place in Malaysia. The building infrastructure itself is a wonderful example of 1920s colonial style architecture.