Ampel Mosque

Ampel Mosque
مسجد امبل ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦭ꧀ Masjid Ampel
Ampel Mosque in 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Surabaya, Indonesia
Location of Ampel Mosque in Surabaya Ampel Mosque (Indonesia) Ampel Mosque (Asia) Ampel Mosque (Earth)
Administration	City of Surabaya Government
Geographic coordinates	7.230306°S 112.742853°E / -7.230306; 112.742853
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Indonesia vernacular mosque
Date established	1421
Specifications
Length	180
Width	120
Interior area	5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft)
Site area	21,600 m2 (233,000 sq ft)

Ampel Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Ampel; Arabic: مسجد امبل; Javanese: ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦲꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦭ꧀) is an ancient mosque located in the Ampel sub-district, district Semampir, Surabaya, East Java. The oldest mosque in East Java was built in 1421 CE by Sunan Ampel where his tomb complex is located within the area.

Architecture

The mosque, which is currently one of the religious attractions in the city of Surabaya, is surrounded by buildings with Chinese and Arab architecture. In the left side of the mosque, there is a well that is believed to be the auspicious well, typically used by those who believe to strengthen a pledge or oath.

The tomb complex built with a walled courtyard and gateways. The structures led up to the grave of Sunan Ampel. Panataran, dedicated to Siva of the mountain, comprises a sequence of three walled compounds called Jeroan, Jaba Tengah (with the ancillary temple or Perwara) and Jaba (the last and the highest, containing the main shrine).

Gallery

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  Ampel district in the city of Soerabaya during East-Indies ruling
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See also

• Islamic architecture
• Islam in Indonesia
• Indonesian architecture
• List of the oldest mosques in the world

References

• "Profil Masjid Agung Sunan Ampel" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
• "Arsitektur Masjid Sunan Ampel Surabaya" (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved June 14, 2014.