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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 ]
Istiqlal Mosque: 200,000 [citation needed] 93,200 [13] Jakarta Indonesia: 1978 Sunni: Taj-ul-Masajid: 175,000 [citation needed] 23,000 [14] Bhopal India: 1901 Sunni: Jamkaran Mosque: 150,000 [citation needed] 370,000 Qom Iran: 984: Shia: Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Misr Al Kabeer) 130,000 [citation needed] 250,000 New Administrative ...
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.
Al Azhar Great Mosque. The idea for a building of a mosque and a school in Kebayoran Baru was initiated by 14 people from the Masyumi Party. Under the recommendation of Syamsudin, Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs at that time, the 14 figures founded the Islamic Dormitory School Foundation (Yayasan Pesantren Islam or YPI) on April 7, 1952.
Istiqlal Mosque may refer to: Istiqlal Mosque, Sarajevo in Otoka, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta in Jakarta, Indonesia
Al-Istiqlal Great Mosque, Murung Raya is the largest mosque in the entire Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. This great mosque is located on Jendral Sudirman Street, in the district of Murung, Murung Raya Regency . [ 2 ]
Friedrich Silaban (16 December 1912 – 14 May 1984) was an Indonesian architect.His most well-known designs, such as the Istiqlal Mosque and the Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, in particular the Main Stadium in Jakarta, were commissioned during the presidency of Sukarno.
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).