Pay a visit to a friend staying at CBVH (gov's conference), and taking this chance to capture the Georgetown view from the CBVH's room..
The Mosque (Will check the name of this mosque) in between the shophouses&buildings..
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Masjid Kapitan Keling
is the largest historic mosque in George Town, founded around 1800.
The name of mosque was taken from the Kapitan Kelings, people who were appointed leaders of the South Indian community by the British. The term ‘keling’ derived from the ancient Hindu kingdom on the Coromandel coast of South India. It was generally used to denote all those who came from there. As the Indians found it difficult to pronounce certain English words, the title “Captain” was somehow transformed into “Kapitan”. From there, the Kapitan Kelings (or Captains of the Kelings) came about.
