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The Patimburak Old Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Tua Patimburak) is a mosque located in Kampung Patimburak, Kokas District, Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia.The oldest mosque in Fakfak Regency, the mosque is one of the historical legacies of Islam in Papua and has become one of the centers of Islam in Fakfak Regency.
The Indonesian term Masjid Agung is translated as "Great Mosque", while Masjid Raya is translated as "Grand Mosque." Masjid Keramat is translated as "Holy Mosque." Masjid Jami is translated as Jami Mosque which refers to the congregational mosque where the weekly Friday prayer takes place. These lists only include notable mosques.
The Kingdom of Kaimana (Papuan Malay: Petuanan Kaimana; Jawi: کرجاءن سرن ايمن مواون ) or Kingdom of Sran is one of the oldest Muslim kingdoms in West Papua, now Indonesia. The kingdom was established by Imaga, with the title Rat Sran Nati Pattimuni, traditionally in 1309. [1] [2]
Masjid Tanah once belonged to the state of Naning until the British conquest in 1832 when it was integrated to the Straits Settlement of Malacca. The name of Masjid Tanah comes from a mosque (masjid) that was built from soil (tanah) by a sheikh from Gujarat around 1800. This mosque was also maintained by a local named Hj. Sulong bin Sibeng.
Map of the Raja Ampat Islands, Samate on Salawati Island, the capital of the Salawati Kingdom. The territory of the Kingdom of Salawati covers the territory which is partly located in the coastal areas of the tanah besar (), Salawati Island the northern part between Walian Village to Kawal Village, east of Batanta Island from the Suy River to Dayan Island, and surrounding small islands such as ...
The practitioners mostly live in West Kalimantan, Papua (specifically South Papua) and East Nusa Tenggara. The province of East Nusa Tenggara, where the island of Flores and West Timor are located, and South Papua are the two provinces in Indonesia where Catholics are the largest religious group (respectively, about 54.14% and 49.93% of the ...
The construction of the mosque originated in 2001 when the government donated a piece of land to a local Islamic society. [1] The building construction started in 2004 and was completed in 2007, [2] and was the first mosque established in the country. [1]
Islam in Papua New Guinea is a minority religion in the predominantly Christian country, with around 10,000 followers as of 2021. Papuan Muslims are largely concentrated in Port Moresby and villages situated in the Highlands .