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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.
It is said that the mosque was first founded by the 40 Muslim soldiers of the Majapahit Empire, who accompanied the king of Gelgel, Dalem Ketut Klesir, after the Majapahit king Hayam Wuruk summoned the kings throughout the archipelago for a conference.
The main gateway of the mosque in the 1920s. The mosque was established in Kauman, an Islamic quarter near the kraton, whose establishment is strongly related to the establishment of Yogyakarta in 1756 and the arrival of foreign Muslim leaders.
The original Masjid Raya ("Grand Mosque") was built in 1612 during the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda. Some say the original mosque was built even earlier in 1292 by Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah. The original royal mosque featured a multi-tiered thatched roof, a typical feature of Acehnese architecture. [1] The interior, c. 1895
It was officially opened by the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on 11 June 2010. [ 3 ] The mosque was built to cater to approximately 24,000 residents including the government servants working around the city center as well as areas within Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 18.
Istiqlal Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Istiqlal, lit. 'Independence Mosque'; Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلْإِسْتِقْلَال, romanized: Masjid al-Istiqlāl, lit. 'Mosque of the Independence') in Jakarta, Indonesia is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia and the ninth largest mosque in the world in terms of worshipper capacity. [3]
Demak Great Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Agung Demak) is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in the center town of Demak, Central Java, Indonesia.The mosque is believed to have been built by the Wali Songo ("Nine Muslim Saints") with the most prominent figure, Sunan Kalijaga, during the first Demak Sultanate ruler, Raden Patah, during the 15th century.
The Menara Kudus Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Menara Kudus) or Al-Aqsha Mosque is located in Kudus in the Indonesian province of Central Java.Dating from 1549, it is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, built at the time of Islam's spread through Java. [1]