What is Jamia Mosque (Hong Kong)?
[[File:Shelley Street Temple1.JPG|thumb|Jamia Mosque]] The '''Jamia Mosque''' or '''Shelley Street Mosque''' ({{zh|t=些利街清真寺}}) is a [[mosque]] in [[Hong Kong]], [[People's Republic of China]]. It is the first and oldest mosque in Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.islamicfinder.org/|title=Jamia Mosque|website=IslamicFinder}}</ref> ==History== The original building of the mosque was built in 1890 during the British Hong Kong government as the '''Mohammedan Mosque''' on a piece of land rented by the government in 1850. In 1915, the building of the mosque was expanded and it was renamed to '''Jamia Mosque''' after World War II. ==Architecture== The mosque building is included into the Grade I Building in which it is considered as a historical building which needs to be protected and conserved. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Mosques in Hong Kong]] [[Category:Religion in China]] [[Category:1890]] {{multistub|religion|Asia}}