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  2. Great Mosque of Palembang - Wikipedia

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    The original mosque of Palembang was a royal mosque located within the kraton (palace) complex of Kuto Gawang and was built by Sultan Ki Gede Ing Suro. After the destruction of this mosque in 1659 by Admiral Johan van der Laen of the VOC , the Sultanate of Palembang, under the reign of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin I Jaya Wikrama, decided to build a ...

  3. Sriwijaya Kingdom Archaeological Park - Wikipedia

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    The main pavilion in Palembang Limasan traditional architecture in the middle of Nangka island. The pavilion hosts a replica of Kedukan Bukit Inscription.. Srivijaya archaeological park (Indonesian: Taman Purbakala Kerajaan Sriwijaya), formerly known as Karanganyar archaeological site, is the ancient remnants of a garden and habitation area near the northern bank of Musi river within Palembang ...

  4. History of Palembang - Wikipedia

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    Palembang is the capital city of South Sumatra province of Indonesia.Currently, this city is the oldest existing city in Indonesia, dates back to 7th century. Palembang was once the capital city of Srivijaya, a Palembang empire which ruled parts of the western archipelago and controlled maritime trade routes especially in the Strait of Malacca.

  5. Architecture of Sumatra - Wikipedia

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    Uma (Gajo house) from the Gayo district near Aceh; Omo sebua of Nias; Rumah Gadang of the Minangkabau; Rumoh Aceh, the traditional vernacular houses of Aceh; Rumah Melayu, the traditional home of the ethnic Malays from the east coast of Sumatra (Palembang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Riau, Riau archipelago, eastern North Sumatera and Aceh Tamiang Regency)

  6. List of mosques in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    One of the oldest mosques in Aceh, the building survived the 2004 tsunami. [80] Great Mosque of Singkil: Aceh Singkil: 1909 Renovated close to the original architecture in 2005 after destruction by the 2004 tsunami. [81] Baiturrahim Mosque: Banda Aceh: 1922 [82] Baitul Makmur Meulaboh Grand Mosque: West Aceh: 1999 [83] Al-Osmani Mosque

  7. Palembang - Wikipedia

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    Palembang was the capital of Srivijaya, a Buddhist kingdom that ruled much of the western Indonesian Archipelago and controlled many maritime trade routes, including the Strait of Malacca. [8] Palembang was incorporated into the Dutch East Indies in 1825 after the abolition of the Palembang Sultanate. [9] It was chartered as a city on 1 April ...

  8. Cheng Ho Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The city of Palembang, where the mosque exists, is not separated from the presence of Admiral Zheng He. During his voyage around the world, he had stopped by Palembang for four times. Merchants from China , in addition to traders from Arab and surrounding areas, played a big role in the propagation of Islam in Indonesia, especially in the ...

  9. Kuto Besak - Wikipedia

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    Before Kuto Besak, the center of the Sultanate of Palembang was located at Kraton Kuto Gawang, located at what is now the headquarters of the Pupuk Sriwidjaja, a state-owned fertilizer company. In 1651, the kraton was attacked by the Dutch East India Company who wanted to monopolize the trade in Palembang. The attack devastated the fortified ...