Mosque Street, 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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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