Koto Baru Grand Mosque
mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1933
🧭 What does this mosque have?
If you've been, mark what you saw; confirmed details are shown to everyone and used in filters.
Overview
This text was compiled from sourced information with AI assistance and has not yet been reviewed by an editor. Please report any errors.
Koto Baru Grand Mosque stands in Koto Baru Nagari, Sungai Pagu District, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is described as one of the oldest mosques in the country. The one-storey building combines Minangkabau and Persian architectural styles and resembles the Rao Rao Mosque in Tanah Datar Regency. It lies close to the area known as "Seribu Rumah Gadang Nagari", about 37 km from Padang Aro. Besides serving as a place of worship, it is used for religious education by the surrounding community and is a popular tourist destination in the area.
History
This text was compiled from sourced information with AI assistance and has not yet been reviewed by an editor. Please report any errors.
Construction began in 1922, with a design modelled on the Rao Rao Mosque in Tanah Datar. The 1926 earthquake in Sumatra caused considerable damage while the mosque was still being built, and work was delayed until 1933, the year recorded for the building.
From Wikipedia
Koto Baru Grand Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia located in Koto Baru Nagari, Sungai Pagu District, South Solok Regency, West Sumatra.
Construction of the mosque begun in 1922 with an architectural design resembling Rao Rao Mosque located in Tanah Datar Regency, which is a blend of Minangkabau with Persian style. The mosque suffered considerable damage due to the earthquake occurred in Sumatra in 1926, at which time the mosque was still under construction thus it delayed the construction until 1933.
The mosque is located not far from the area known as "Seribu Rumah Gadang Nagari", or about 37 km from Padang Aro, the capital of South Solok Regency. Nowadays, apart from being used for Islamic worshipping activities, this one-floor mosque is also used as a place for religious education for the surrounding community, and it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Solok Regency.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Koto Baru Grand Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_Baru_Grand_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Raya_Koto_Baru