Here are 10 of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, all mosques were built in our homeland Indonesia. Following several old mosques ranging from about 700-400 years.
1. Mosque single saka (1288)
The mosque is located in the village of Saka single Cikakak Wangon District was built in 1288 as engraved on Teacher Saka (Main Pillars) mosque. But in making this mosque is more clearly written in the books left by the founders of this mosque is Kyai Mustolih. But these books have been lost many years ago. Every 27th of Rajab pilgrimage was held in the mosque and tomb of Kyai Jaro Mustolih clean. The mosque is situated ± 30 km from the town of Navan. Saka-called single-pole used to build up to form only one pole (single). Which according bp.Sopani one of the mosque committee is that the single pillar symbolizes that GOD is only one GOD Almighty. In some places there are forests of pine and other forest inhabited by hundreds of tame and friendly monkeys, as in Sangeh Bali.
2. Wapauwe Mosque (1414)
The mosque is still well maintained.
Most of the original building are also saved several heritage objects such as drums, handwriting's Qur'an ', the nature of the scale that weighs 2.5 kg stone, and metal ornaments and read the Arabic alphabet on the wall. The mosque is also still serves as a place of prayer around the population.
If the drum or drum beat, the sound will be heard until the entire village, inviting people to come to the mosque to the church.
handwritten Koran in the mosque was once exhibited at the Festival Istiqlal in Jakarta. Some of the new addition is the place wudlu, carpet, electric fan and lighting.
3. Ampel Mosque (1421)
Ampel Mosque is an ancient mosque in the northern city of Surabaya, East Java.The mosque was founded by Sunan Ampel, and nearby there is the tomb of Sunan Ampel complex.
Currently Ampel Mosque is one of the destinations of religious tourism in Surabaya. The mosque is surrounded by Chinese and Arabic architecture building.
Ampel Mosque beside the left page, there is a well that is believed to be an auspicious wells, usually used by those who meyakininnya to amplifier pledges.
4. Great Mosque of Demak (1474)
Demak Great Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. The mosque is located in the village kauman, Demak, Central Java. The mosque is believed to have a gathering place for scholars (guardian) propagator of Islam, also called Walisongo, to discuss the spread of Islam in Java in particular and Indonesia in general. The founder of this mosque is expected to Raden Patah, the first king of the Sultanate of Demak, at about the 15th century BC.
This mosque has a main buildings and porches. The main building has four main pillars called Saka Guru. The pole is said to have originated from pieces of wood, so called 'saka chips' building is a building open porch. The roof is pyramid-shaped eight-pole that supported the so-called saka majapahit.
Inside the Great Mosque of Demak complex sites, there are several tombs of the kings of the Sultanate of Demak and his servants. There were also a museum, which contains various things about the history of the founding of the Great Mosque of Demak.
5. Suriansyah Sultan Mosque (1526)
Suriansyah Sultan Mosque is a mosque which is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. This mosque was built during the reign of Tuan Guru (1526-1550), Raja Banjar is the first convert to Islam.
The mosque is located in the northern district of Health, North Banjarmasin, Banjarmasin, the area known as the Old capital of the Sultanate of Banjar Banjar for the first time.
Architectural roof construction phase and overlap, is a traditional-style mosque row. Traditional banjo style mosque mihrab has its own separate roof with the main building. The mosque is built on the banks of the river in the Health District.
6. Masijd Holy Tower (1549)
Tower of the Holy Mosque (also known as the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Mosque of Al Manar) is a mosque built by Sunan Kudus in 1549 BC or the year 956 Hijra by using stones from the Baitul Maqdis of Palestine as the first stone and located in the Village Kauman, District Municipality, Holy District, Central Java. The mosque is uniquely shaped, because it has a similar tower of the temple. This mosque is a blend of Islamic culture with Hindu culture.
7. Great Mosque of Banten (1552-1570)
Great Mosque of Banten, including an old mosque full of historical value. Every day the mosque was crowded with pilgrims who come not only from Banten and West Java, but also from various regions in Java.
Banten Grand Mosque is located in the compound of the mosque in the village of Banten Lama, about 10 miles north of Serang. This mosque was first built by Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (1552-1570), the first sultan of Demak Sultanate. He was the first son of Sunan Gunung Jati.
One peculiarity of this mosque are visible from the roof of the main building is a pile of five, like a pagoda china. This is a work of architecture is named Tjek Nan china Tjut. Two porches built later became a complement on the north and south of the main building.
In this mosque there is also a tomb complex offerings sultans and their families.That is the tomb of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin and his wife, Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, and Sultan Abu Nasir Abdul Qohhar. While on the north side of the south porch there is the tomb of Sultan Maulana Muhammad and Sultan Zainul Abidin, and others.
Masjid Agung Banten also has an additional pavilion located on the south side of the main building grand mosque. The two-story pavilion named Tiyamah.Rectangular-shaped architectural style of ancient dutch. The building was designed by a Dutch architect named Hendick Lucasz Cardeel. Usually, events such as meetings, and Islamic studies done here.
Tower that is characteristic of a mosque is also owned the Great Mosque of Banten. Located east of the mosque, the tower is made of bricks with a height of approximately 24 meters, diameter of the bottom approximately 10 feet. To reach the end of the tower, there were 83 pieces of stairs that must be traveled and the corridor that can only be crossed by one person. From the top of this tower, visitors can see the scenery around the mosque and offshore waters, because the distance between the towers by the sea is only about 1.5 km.
In the past, but used as a call to prayer echoes tempang, the tower is also made by Hendick Lucasz Cardeel is used as a place to store weapons.
8. Mantingan Mosque (1559)
Mantingan Mosque is an ancient mosque in the village of Mantingan, District Annual, Jepara, Central Java. The mosque was reportedly established in the Sultanate of Demak in 1559. Founded by a high floor tiles covered with chinese homemade, as well as train-undakannya. All imported from Macao. Rooftops of buildings styles, including china. Outer and inner walls are decorated with blue pictorial pottery plate, being a wall next to where the priest and the priest was adorned with reliefs of wildlife picture square, dancers and dancers carved on the old yellow stone. Supervision of construction of this mosque was none other than Mo Han Liem Babah. Inside the mosque compound there is the tomb of Sultan Hadlirin, husband of Queen Kanjeng Kalinyamat and sister-in-law Sultan Trenggono, the last ruler of Demak. In addition there are also grave Waliullah Mbah Abdul Jalil, who called another name Sheikh Siti Jenar.
9. Masjid Al-Hilal Katanga (1603)
This mosque was built in 1603 AD during the reign of Gowa Taja-24, I-Daeng Manga'ragi Manrabbiakaraeng Lakiung, Sultan Alauddin. Then in 1605 m, the mosque was completely revamped to be named Masjid Katangka. Masjid structure sized 14.1 x 14.4 meters and an additional building 4.1 x 14.4 meters.Building height 11.9 meters and 90 meters tebel wall, the raw material of brick with roof tiles and porcelain floors. Locations in Katangka, Gowa.
10. Palopo Old Mosque (1604)
Madjid Old Palopo, founded by King Abdullah Sultan Matinroe Luwu named in 1604 m, the mosque has an area of 15 m2 was given the name of the Parent, because of old age. While Palopo name is derived from the Bugis language and Luwu has two meanings, namely: First, confectionary made from a mixture of glutinous rice and sugar water. Second, inserting pegs in holes pole buildings.Both meanings have a relationship with the development process of this Palopo old mosque.
Sources: kaskus.us
