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Masjid Tanah is a major town in district of Alor Gajah, Melaka,
Malaysia. The name Masjid Tanah originates from a mosque (masjid) built
from soil (tanah). The town has been inhibited since mid 1500 AD starting
from a small village. It is one of the largest towns in Melaka.
The name of Masjid Tanah comes
from the mosque that was made from soil by a Sheikh from Gujerat in around
1800. This mosque was also built by a local named Hj. Sulong bin Sibeng.
Mostly the mosque that was built from soil but was demolished and
recreated in 1951. This mosque was shared by several kampung (village).
Each kampung has their own leader (ketua kampung). Most of the kampung are
named by origin of plant. This tradition of taking the name based on plant
is maybe taken from the idea of the name of Melaka
itself. Melaka is a name of a tree.
Masjid Tanah located in Alor Gajah district which is very near to
Negeri Sembilan. Hence,
most of people is originate from
Negeri Sembilan. They
usually have the accent of
Negeri Sembilan or Minang and shared the same culture of adat perpatih.
In the late 1990s, the value of real estate in Masjid Tanah was quite a
boom when the government decided to build an oil refinery owned by
Petronas at Sungai Udang near the town. It has many beaches in Pengkalan
Balak, 7 km away, and is close to Tanjung Bidara and Kuala Sungai Baru.
Sources: Wikipedia
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