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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]
Side view of Grand Jamia Masjid Bahria Town Lahore: 70,000 [18] Lahore Pakistan: 2014: Sunni: Çamlıca Mosque: 63,000 [19] Istanbul Turkey: 2019 Sunni: Al Jabbar Grand Mosque: 60,000 [20] 25,997 Bandung Indonesia: 2022 Sunni: Jameh Mosque of Makki: 60,000 [21] [better source needed] 33,000 [22] Zahedan Iran: 1971 Sunni: Al-Akbar Mosque: 59,000 ...
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.
Istiqlal Mosque may refer to: Istiqlal Mosque, Sarajevo in Otoka, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta in Jakarta, Indonesia
The Istiqlal Mosque was one of the many delayed projects of Sukarno in Jakarta. The period of monumental projects came to an immediate halt after the September 30 Movement in 1965. The incident would begin Sukarno's downfall from power. As a result, Jakarta's skyline was scarred with unfinished steel and concrete structures.
Istiklal Mosque (Bosnian: Istiklal Džamija) is one of the largest mosques in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It was named after Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, the national mosque of Indonesia, since the mosque was a gift from the Indonesian people and government for Bosnia and Herzegovina as a token of solidarity and friendship between the two nations. [1]
Preparations for the mosque's construction began on 6 June 2001, when the governor of Central Java formed the Coordination Team for the Construction of the Great Mosque (Tim Koordinasi Pembangunan Masjid Agung) which consisted of state bodies such as the provincial and city governments as well as private bodies such as the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
The Jami Mosque of Pontianak was built following the founding of Pontianak by its founder, Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie. He was the son of al Habib Hussein, a Muslim scholar from Semarang who moved to West Kalimantan in 1733, was received by the Sultan of Matan, Kamaluddin, and then elected to be his Mufti of Religious Matters.