Kota Kinabalu City Mosque, Modern mosque in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu City Mosque stands on the shore of Likas Bay, its pale grey-white stone complex partly ringed by a human-made lagoon. A large blue ribbed dome with lighter geometric patterning sits on a stepped white base, and four slender minarets with stacked balconies rise in pairs around the central block. A wide arcade of round-headed arches fronts the left wing, while the central facade has tall arched windows and three dark doorways.

Sabah's seventh Yang di-Pertua Negeri, Tun Mohd Said Keruak, proposed a mosque on the site, then a beach at Kampung Likas. Land reclamation ran from July to August 1989, site preparation from September 1990 to June 1991, and piling from 22 June 1992 to 23 March 1993. Funding shortfalls halted work until 1994; the RM34 million mosque was opened on 18 February 2000 by Tun Sakaran bin Dandai.

The mosque runs five schools with over 700 pupils, including the Al-Mubarak religious primary school, opened on 5 January 2003 with nine pupils, and the QurAnis Al-Mubarak academy, Malaysia's first Quran centre for students with disabilities, operating since 19 September 2016. It also hosts Sabah's first OKU community centre inside a mosque.

Visitors should wear loose, full-length clothing and be prepared to remove their shoes before entering prayer areas. It is best to visit outside the five daily prayer times when access is more open to guests.

The lagoon water surrounding the island creates reflections of the building, especially visible at dawn and dusk. These mirror effects shift throughout the day depending on light angle and water conditions.