Rao Rao Mosque
mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1908
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Overview
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Rao Rao Mosque stands in Nagari Rao Rao, in the Sungai Tarab district of Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It lies on the road from Batusangkar toward Bukittinggi and is counted among the oldest mosques in the country. Its architecture is described as a blend of Minangkabau and Persian styles, and the building has a single floor. Today it serves both for worship and as a place of religious education.
History
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Construction of the mosque began in 1908. Its first roof was made of plant fibre, which was later replaced with zinc.
Since its founding the building has suffered considerable damage in earthquakes, notably in 1926 and 2009. It has nevertheless never undergone a large-scale restoration. The documented repairs are the correction of the minaret's tilt in 1975 and the replacement of the old floor ceramics with new ones around 1990.
The mosque was also used as a strategy centre during the struggle against Dutch colonial rule.
From Wikipedia
Rao Rao Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia located in Nagari Rao Rao, Tarab River, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra. It is located on the road from Batusangkar bound to Bukittinggi, precisely in Rao Rao. This mosque of Minangkabau and Persian architecture was built in 1908 with a roof made from fibers before being changed to zinc.
Since its foundation, the mosque has suffered significant damage due to earthquakes, as in 1926 and 2009. But since its construction, the mosque has never been massively restored. The renovations that have been made are only repair of tilting of the minaret in 1975 and the replacement of all the old ceramics with the new one around the 1990s.
Currently, apart from being used for Islamic worship activities, this one-floor mosque is also used as a place of religious education. Previously, the mosque was also used as a strategy center during the Indonesian War of Independence against the Dutch colonial rule.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rao_Rao_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Rao_Rao