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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 ...
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 ...
Minangkabau International Airport (IATA: PDG, ICAO: WIEE) is an airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at Ketaping, Padang Pariaman Regency which is about 23 km north-west of Padang city center. The airport became operational in July 2005, replacing the old Tabing Airport in Padang.
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 ...
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 ...
Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, is credited with building the mosque, thus its name. [6] It is one of the two state mosques (masjid negara), the other Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque. [7] One of the biggest and most striking mosques in the Far East, it was completed in 1958 at a cost of $5 million USD. [2]
Source: List of the busiest airports in Indonesia. Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport (IATA: BTJ, ICAO: WITT) also called Banda Aceh Airport (Bandar Udara Banda Aceh), is an airport located 13.5 km (1.35 × 10 13 nm; 8.4 mi) southeast of the capital of Aceh province, Banda Aceh. It is named after the twelfth sultan of Aceh, Iskandar ...
In 1982 (while formally in custody), he visited the Nurul Iman mosque in Padang to pray for his actions. However, he was released in 1999. [4] In 2004, during the tenure of Zainal Bakar (Governor of West Sumatra), there was a plan to renovate the mosque. The demolition of the mosque seems to be neglected until the end of Zainal Bakar's span in ...