Indrapuri Old Mosque

Indrapuri Old Mosque
Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionSoutheast Asia
StatusActive
Location
LocationIndrapuri, Indonesia
Indrapuri Old Mosque is located in Aceh
Indrapuri Old Mosque
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Indrapuri Old Mosque is located in Northern Sumatra
Indrapuri Old Mosque
Indrapuri Old Mosque (Northern Sumatra)
Indrapuri Old Mosque is located in Sumatra
Indrapuri Old Mosque
Indrapuri Old Mosque (Sumatra)
Indrapuri Old Mosque is located in Indonesia
Indrapuri Old Mosque
Indrapuri Old Mosque (Indonesia)
Geographic coordinates5°24′55″N 95°26′48″E / 5.4154°N 95.4466°E / 5.4154; 95.4466
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleAcehnese
Completedbetween 1607 - 1636[1]

Indrapuri Old Mosque (Acehnese: Meuseujid Tuha Indra Puri, Indonesian: Masjid Tua Indrapuri) is a mosque in Indrapuri, Indonesia. Constructed in the early 17th-century, it is one of the oldest mosques in Aceh Province.

History

The mosque of Indrapuri in the late 19th-century.

Indrapuri Old Mosque was constructed between 1607 and 1636.[1] The mosque was built on top of the base of a former 12th-century Hindu temple from the Hindu Kingdom of Lamuri of North Sumatra. It is narrated that the kingdom had fought against navy from China, and Lamuri kings emerged victorious eventually with the help of Meurah Johan, who was a prince of the Islamic Linga dynasty and later became a Lamuri king as an adherent of Islam. Since then, the place has been converted into a mosque.[2]

Renovation occurred in 1696 and later in 1879.[2]

Building

Indrapuri Old Mosque was built over a land of 33.875 square metres (364.63 sq ft), the area which corresponds to the base of the older Hindu temple. The mosque is located to the east riverbank of Aceh River, around 100 metres (330 ft) from the edge of the river.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Analiansyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Jamiʾah ar-Raniry 2004, p. 106.
  2. ^ a b Uka Tjandrasasmita 2009, p. 316.
  3. ^ Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kabupaten Aceh Besar

Further reading

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  • Analiansyah, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Jamiʾah ar-Raniry (2004). Ensiklopedi pemikiran ulama Aceh (in Indonesian). Ar-Raniry Press. ISBN 9789793717036.
  • Uka Tjandrasasmita (2009). Arkeologi Islam Nusantara (in Indonesian). Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9789799102126. Retrieved January 10, 2013.