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The Samudera Pasai Sultanate (Malay: كسلطانن سامودرا ڤاساي), also known as Samudera or Pasai or Samudera Darussalam or Pacem, was a Muslim kingdom on the north coast of Sumatra from the 13th to the 16th centuries. Little evidence has been left to allow for historical study of the kingdom. [1] The kingdom was believed to ...
Islam is the most common religion in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, embraced by 97.42% of the population. The Muslim population increases to 99.6% if it excludes the Mentawai Islands, where the majority of the non-Muslim (Protestant) West Sumatrans reside. [1] Islam in West Sumatra is predominantly Sunni, though there is a small Shia ...
20,000 [1] Grand Mosque of West Sumatra (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Sumatera Barat) is a mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is the largest mosque in West Sumatra and the second-largest mosque in Sumatra. It is located in Padang Utara Subdistrict, Padang, West Sumatra. The Grand Mosque of West Sumatra is located within a complex of ...
Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit.'long field', Jawi: ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ ), is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. Created by Law No.12 of 1956, it is an enclave situated geographically within Tanah Datar ...
a According to customary law ( Adat ), all Minangkabau people are Muslim. Minangkabau people (Minangkabau: Urang Minang or Urang Awak; Indonesian or Malay: Orang Minangkabau; [5] Jawi: منڠكبو ), also known as Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Minangkabau culture. Pagaruyung Palace, is the istana (royal palace) of the former Pagaruyung Kingdom. It was built in the traditional Minangkabau Rumah Gadang vernacular architectural style. Minangkabau culture is the culture of the Minangkabau ethnic group in Indonesia, part of the Indonesian culture. This culture is one of the two major ...
Muhammadan Mosque. / 0.961500°S 100.364250°E / -0.961500; 100.364250. The Muhammadan Mosque ( Indonesian: Masjid Muhammadan) is a historic mosque in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It was constructed in 1843 and is associated with trade and traders from Gujarat, Mughal India. [1] It is located on Batipuh Pasa Street in the South ...
42 metres (138 ft) Width. 39 metres (128 ft) Minaret (s) 2. Website. www.masjidrayagantiang.com. The Ganting Grand Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Ganting; also written and pronounced Gantiang in Minang) is a Sunni mosque located in Ganting, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Construction began in 1805, making it the oldest in Padang and one of ...