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Today, the site where the city of Banten remains is known as Old Banten. It is a well-known tourist attraction, where many locals visit to pay their respects and pray at the graves of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin and his descendants; or visits the Great Mosque. The area reflects the sultanate's earlier glory. [1]
Great Mosque of Banten (Indonesian: Masjid Agung Banten) is a historic mosque in Old Banten, 10 km north of Serang, Indonesia.The 16th-century mosque was one of the few surviving remnants of what used to be the port city of Banten, the most prosperous trading center in the Indonesian archipelago after the fall of Demak Sultanate in mid-16th century.
The design of the minaret shares similarities with that of the ruined Masjid Pecinan Tinggi in Old Banten. [9] To the west of the mosque complex is a 1.7 metre deep stepwell with a pond 3.8 metres deep, used to perform ablution. Normally, a stepwell is located in the front of a mosque; however, the stepwell of the Kasunyatan Mosque is located ...
The current mosque dates from a total reconstruction starting in 836 under the Aghlabids, with further restorations and additions in later periods. [36] Sidi Okba Mosque: Sidi Okba Algeria: 686–1025: Mosque and tomb dated between 686 and 1025, starting with the tomb in 686. The mosque was subsequently built around it. [37] Al-Zaytuna Mosque ...
This is a list of mosques in Indonesia. 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 ...
Banten also has historical tourist destinations such as the Great Mosque of Banten, the Old Banten Museum, the Multatuli Museum. Tanjung Lesung Beach, in the Panimbang district of western Pandeglang Regency, covers about 150 ha (370 acres). A proposed special economic zone in 2012, the Tanjung Lesung SEZ became operational on 23 February 2015. [63]
Great Mosque of Banten; K. Kasunyatan Mosque This page was last edited on 7 April 2023, at 01:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Great Mosque of Banten, the remnant of Banten Sultanate, a popular destination for Indonesian Muslims. The desire to spread the faith of Islam was possibly one of the main reason behind Demak's decision to capture Banten in 1527, and supplant the ancient Hindu Sunda Kingdom with a new Islamic kingdom.