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Floating Mosque (Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah)

Address: Jalan Sultan Mahmud, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

The mosque is located in Teluk Ibai, just over 4km away from Kuala Terengganu town centre, south of Batu Buruk beach. The mosque appears to be floating on water, hence the nickname

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