Sengkarai
Kampong Sengkarai
Village in Brunei
Kampong Sengkarai is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 1,694 in 2021.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong.[2]
Sengkarai | |
|---|---|
| Kampong Sengkarai | |
Kampong Sengkarai | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′18″N 114°38′46″E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Tutong |
| Mukim | Pekan Tutong |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,694 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | TA2341 |
Pengiran Dipa Negara Pengiran Jaya Sengkarai Primary School is the village primary school, whereas Sengkarai Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 April 2017 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and can accommodate 1000 worshippers.[3][4] The mosque has been built to replace Balai Ibadat Kampong Sengkarai, the former village mosque built in 1981 which could no longer accommodate the growing number of worshippers.[5][citation needed]
- Yusuf Abdul Rahim (1923–2016), Menteri Besar of Brunei.[6]
- Tutong District (PDF). Information Department. 2013. p. 9. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- Azaraimy HH (8 April 2017). "His Majesty Sultan Brunei Officiates Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam Mosque Sengkarai". Borneo Bulletin.
- Ak. Syi'aruddin Pg. Dauddin (7 April 2017). "Tunaikan Sembahyang Fardu Jumaat pertama di Masjid Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- "SenaraiMasjid - Balai Ibadat Kampong Sengkarai". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- Hab, Rasidah (12 April 2016). "HM pays last respects to ex-chief minister". Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
