Bingkudu Mosque
mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1823
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Overview
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Bingkudu Mosque stands in the Bingkudu settlement of Canduang District, Agam Regency, in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. It is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in the country and displays the typical features of traditional Minangkabau architecture. When first built, its floor, posts and walls were all made of timber. Today the mosque serves for worship and as a place of religious education for students, and it also houses the headquarters of the local poverty eradication coordinating team of Bingkudu. The building has been designated as cultural heritage by local government. It is also known as Bengkudu Mosque or Jamik Bingkudu Mosque.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been founded in 1823 by the Padri, in the aftermath of the Padri War in West Sumatra. The original building was constructed with a wooden floor, posts and walls.
In 1989 the government of Agam Regency designated the mosque as cultural heritage. In 1991 the building underwent a comprehensive restoration.
From Wikipedia
The Bingkudu Mosque (sometimes spelled or written as Bengkudu Mosque and also called Jamik Bingkudu Mosque) is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. It was founded by the Padri in the wake of the Padri War in West Sumatra in 1823. This mosque with typical Minangkabau style architecture is located in Jorong Bingkudu, Nagari Canduang Koto Laweh, Canduang District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. When it was first built, the building of the mosque was made of wood on its floor, pole, and wall.
Currently, in addition to being used as an Islamic worship activity and a means of religious education for students, Bingkudu Mosque is also used as the headquarters of the Jorong Bingkudu Poverty Eradication Coordinating Team. It was also designated by the government of Agam Regency as a cultural heritage in 1989. Thus in 1991, the mosque began to experience an overall restoration.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%88
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingkudu_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Bingkudu