EVALUATING THE POTENTIALS OF MOSQUE AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION PLACE IN MALAYSIAN URBAN CONTEXT

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to identify the potentials of mosque as tourist attraction place in Malaysia. This study uses literature and empirical study for two mosques from outside the world and in Malaysia that are tourist attraction spots. In this study, there are question about should mosque become a tourist attraction place and the factors that make a mosque popular among the tourists by giving some good examples of mosque. This study can make the public as well as the officials aware of the tourism potentials of the mosque in Malaysia.

Keywords: mosque, tourist, tourist attraction, Islamic tourism, travel, religious tourism, tourism