Indrapuri Old Mosque
mosque in Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1607
- Capacity
- 500 people
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Overview
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Indrapuri Old Mosque is a historic mosque in Indrapuri, in the Aceh Besar area of Aceh province, Indonesia. It is known in Acehnese as Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri and in Indonesian as Masjid Tua Indrapuri. Our records give its construction date as 1607, and it is regarded as one of the oldest mosques in Aceh. Its capacity is about 500 worshippers. The site is also associated with an earlier Hindu temple of the Lamuri kingdom, which gives the place a layered religious and cultural history.
History
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According to the Arabic-language source, the site was originally a Hindu temple of the Lamuri kingdom, built around the 12th century. When Islam reached Indonesia, the place came to be used for Muslim worship.
The mosque itself was constructed in the early 17th century; our records date it to 1607.
From Wikipedia
Indrapuri Old Mosque (Acehnese: Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri, Indonesian: Masjid Tua Indrapuri) is a mosque in Indrapuri, Aceh, Indonesia. Constructed in the early 17th-century, it is one of the oldest mosques in Aceh Province.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrapuri_Old_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Tua_Indra_Puri