The Sandakan Jamek Mosque (
Malay: Masjid Jamek Sandakan or also known as Masjid Jamek Sheik Hasabollah At-Tohiri) is a
mosque in
Sandakan,
Sabah,
Malaysia. Opened in 1890, it is the oldest mosque in Sandakan, part of
Sandakan Heritage Trail.[1]
History
The mosque was opened in 1890 by Damsah, a Muslim cloth merchant from
British Raj (present-day
India). 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.[2]