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Masjid Lama Batu 6 is a simple masjid designed for its function with no ornamentation. It is only later, in recent years, that elements such as Islamic motifs and geometrical patterns were laid on the qiblat walls and the mihrab. The stained glass fixed panel windows and gypsum plaster ceilings were also added to create an ambience of spirituality to the interior of otherwise quaint environments.

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The architecture of Masjid Lama Batu 6 exemplifies the function of the typology architecture in conveying Batu 6, Gombak's identity, intrinsic culture, and historical values. Located in once upon a time, a rice cultivation field, the impact of the early economic, political, and social upheaval of downstream Kuala Lumpur reduces the impact on Gombak. A sanctuary to the people of Batu 6 led to the

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