Why "Kling" but not Malay or Chinese?

When we talk about the name of the mosque, it is quite unique and rare because of the "Kling" is mentioned as all of us had acknowledged that mosque is mostly for Malay community in Malaysia.


     Back to the question on why "Kling", the reason is when the time Kampung Kling mosque was built, the neighborhood of Kampung Kling, which runs along the coast to the west of the Malacca River, was primarily inhabited by South Indians or ‘Klings’. Built by Indian Muslim traders in the year 1748, the Kampong Kling mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Malaysia which still retains its original design.