Penang Religious Site | Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque

Tanjung Bungah Floating Mosque

In your way to Batu Feringhi beach you will pass this nice mosque located at Tanjung Bungah beach.

Our Federal and State government spend nearly RM 15 million to build this mosque.

Unique for it's design and built on top of sea, it gives a new inspiration for Islamic architecture.

There are two more mosque in Malaysia built on top of water surface. One in Kuala Ibai built near Kuala Terengganu beach and another is the Putrajaya Mosque.

This mosque can accommodate up to 1500 worshipers at any time and has parking lot for 250 cars.

The main reason you want to be here as tourist is to have some ideas about Islamic architecture and also you could have a look how does a Muslim's worship place looks like.

A mix of middle east design and local architecture which creates a nice and peaceful environment to have our daily prayer.

Plus, we could take a short break or nap before continuing with our daily chores.

You don't need to pay any fee to enter the mosque, but please follow the dressing code. Just ask the locals if you need assistance, they will be please to assist you.

Take Rapid Penang Bus number * U101 to get there or via taxi.

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Floating Mosque Address

Masjid Terapung,

Jalan Tanjung Bungah,

Penang

Floating Mosque Map

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Penang Attractions | Pulau Pinang National Park

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Pulau Pinang National Park | Location


Pulau Pinang National Park is located at the northwest corner of Penang Island overlooking the Straits of Malacca. The park is about 400 km from Kuala Lumpur and about 30 km (45 minutes) from Georgetown, Penang.

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The park caters for day use visitors only. There will be no accommodation and campsite for tourist so as to minimize human impacts on the park.

Overnight camping is offered only through organized nature camp / conservation education programs by the Park Service for schools, colleges and higher learning institutions.

Visitors / tourists should stay at the numerous hotels available at Batu Ferringhi and Telok Bahang, a well-established tourism area.

These areas are well supported with food outlets, convenient stores, souvenir shops, entertainments, clinics and other tourist services.

Pulau Pinang National Park | Attractions

Pulau Pinang National Park, a natural forest sprawl at Penang Island’s northwestern most tip, is called “Bay of Glowing Embers” due to its scenic and spectacular sunset.

The natural attractions of Pulau Pinang National Park include the Hill / Lowland Dipterocarp Forests, Mangrove Forest areas, Sandy Beach habitats, the unique seasonal meromictic lake and the open coastal seas.

Stands of Seraya (Shorea curtisii) trees, common feature of coastal Dipterocarp Forest, can be easily seen on steep slopes around Muka Head.

There are over 1000 species of plants recorded which are dominated by the family Dipterocarpaceae, Leguminoceae, Apocynaceae, Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae.

The historical Muka Head Lighthouse is sited on a granite peak with steep slopes and rocky cliffs fronting the coastline of the Straits of Malacca.

Built in 1883, this vintage lighthouse is a historical site to visit by following a steep jungle trail at Muka Head.

There are abundant wildlife species that take up residence in various habitats of Muka Head. A total of 190 species of fauna recorded which include 28 mammal, 14 reptile, 148 bird species and other reptiles, insects and amphibians.

Common animals include monkeys, otters, mousedeer, wild boar, flying lemur, squirrels, monitor lizards, turtles and pythons.

The white-belied sea eagle and their nests on tree canopies can be easily observed at coastal forests.

Two species of turtles, notably the green (Chelonia mydas) and olive-ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles, frequent the west facing beaches to nest from April to August and between September and February respectively to nest, especially at Pantai Kerachut.

The Irrawaddy dolphins are sometime seen in coastal seas of this park. Migratory birds are abundant during migration from October to January.

The small time local fishermen are the main user and beneficiaries of this park, where fishing activities are limited by using hook and line, small nets, fish traps and aquaculture fish cages on pontoons.

Their activities are a sight to see especially in the evening before sunset.

Pulau Pinang National Park | Ecotourism as an effective conservation tool

Tourism in protected areas is becoming an important component of our government policy since it has tremendous potential as a tool to conserve natural and cultural heritage of Malaysia.

While protecting the biodiversity and environment, the park will practice sustainable management of ecotourism. This is to ensure the conservation of the park’s biodiversity resources on which ecotourism activities depend so as to be sustainable in the long term.

Among others, this means that the park’s resources is regulated and not overuse, the natural environment of the park and adjacent / surrounding human environment protected, and the local community involved and benefited from this nature-based ecotourism activities at Pulau Pinang National Park and its vicinity.


Pulau Pinang National Park | Park’s Area Description

It is a metropolitan national park of 1,213 hectares and consists of pristine coastal-forested area harbouring a wealth of flora and fauna.

It remains a sanctuary for nature within a hilly and forested part of Penang Island.

Among its unique assets are 5 habitat types not found in other major nature reserves in Malaysia, the only confirmed meromictic lake in Peninsular Malaysia, wetlands, mangroves, mudflats, coral reefs, and turtle nesting beaches.

Pulau Pinang National Park | Access and Circulation

Entrance to the park is through Telok Bahang, located at the end of the Batu Ferringhi Road. The park is accessible through a walking trail or by boat from Telok Bahang fishing village’s jetty.

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Unique meromictic lake at Pantai Kerachut

The park is well link by a network of forest trails from the entry point at Telok Bahang to development areas at Sungai Tukun, Telok Aling, Muka Head Lighthouse and Pantai Kerachut.

A nature trail also looped around the unique meromictic lake at Pantai Kerachut.

There are jetties at Telok Aling and Pantai Kerachut for visitors that enter the park by boat.


Pulau Pinang National Park | Contact Details & Address

Taman Negara Pulau Pinang
Jalan Hassan Abas,Teluk Bahang,
11050 Pulau Pinang
Pulau Pinang
Tel: (604) 881 3530/ 04-881 3500
Faks: (604) 881 2016
E-mel: tnpp@streamyx.com
http://www.wildlife.gov.my

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