Places of worship in Singapore
Photo: Terence Ong, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Singapore is a multicultural society with all the world's major religions co-existing peacefully side by side. This article aims to provide an overview of the places of worship in Singapore that tourists are most likely to want to visit.
UnderstandWhat is now Singapore was historically under the control of numerous kingdoms of the Malay Archipelago, with some of the most notable ones being Srivijaya (based in Palembang in modern-day Indonesia), Majapahit (based…
IslamAlmost all Muslims in Singapore follow Sunni Islam, but there is one Shia mosque, and Shia Muslims may practise their religion freely.
SikhismMany Sikhs were brought to Singapore by the British during the colonial era to serve as soldiers and policemen.
JudaismDuring the colonial period, many Baghdadi Jews moved to Singapore as traders to escape persecution by the Ottoman governor of Baghdad.
OthersWhile the Zoroastrians, Baha'is and Jains do not have their own places of worship in Singapore, they have been given official recognition by the Singapore government, and each of them has a local governing body and…
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