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Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Tourism in Banda Aceh


Masjid Raya Baiturrahman Aceh
Baiturrahman Mosque - Mosque is located in the center of Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra. Besides this first Baiturrahman Mosque is a mosque of the Sultanate of Aceh. 
Baiturrahman mosque has a single dome which was completed on December 27, 1883 Further Mosque Baiturrahman extended to 3 dome in 1935 then expanded again into the last 5 dome (1959-1968). 

This mosque then has expanded and currently has 7 dome. Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Indonesia and has a sweet shape, carving an attractive, large yard and feels very cool to be in the room when the mosque. Since 3 September 1993, Young Mosque Baiturrahman until now been issued 900an edition of the Friday sermon in the form of tabloid Gema Baiturrahman. 

Towards this tabloid uses Islamic slogans Kaffah led by Drs. H. Ameer Hamzah as a public leader, Ir. H. Basri Abu Bakr, M.Si as editorial director and Ridha Yunawardi as a business leader. But since 2010, this tabloid stopped circulating due to lack of funds. 


This mosque is a mute witness to the history of Aceh, which is located in the center of Banda Aceh and is the pride of the people of Aceh. Baiturrahman Mosque is a religious symbol, the courage and the Acehnese nationalism. This mosque was built in the time of Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607-1636), and became the center of religious science education in the archipelago. At that time many students of the archipelago, even from Arab, Turkish, Indian, and Parsia who came to Aceh to study religion. 

This mosque is the headquarters of the defense of the people of Aceh when the war with the Netherlands (1873-1904). When the Dutch attacked the city of Banda Aceh in 1873, the mosque was burned, At the time, Major General Khohler forehead shot dead by troops in Aceh Mosque yard. To commemorate the event, built a small monument in front of the left Masjid Raya, precisely under the tree ketapan. 

Six years later, to dampen the anger of the people of Aceh, the Dutch through the Governor General Van Lansnerge rebuild this Mosque by laying the first stone in 1879 To date Mosque has undergone a renovation and expansion of five times (1879-1993)....

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