Wapauwe Old Mosque
Also known as: Wapauwe Old Mosque
mosque in Indonesia
Key facts
- Built
- 1414
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Overview
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Wapauwe Old Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Tua Wapauwe) is a historic mosque in Kaitetu village in Central Maluku, Maluku province. It stands in the Wawane Mountains on the northern part of Cape Keitetu. Sources give its founding as 1414 and describe it as the oldest mosque in the Moluccas. It is also considered possibly the oldest mosque in Indonesia to have been maintained in its original state. The building still stands today and is regarded as lasting evidence of the history of Islam in the Maluku Islands.
History
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According to the available sources, the mosque was established in 1414. It has survived across the centuries and is regarded as testimony to the early history of Islam in the Maluku Islands.
From Wikipedia
Wapauwe Old Mosque (Indonesian Masjid Tua Wapauwe or Masjid Tua Wapauwe) is a historic mosque in Kaitetu village, located in the Wawane Mountains on the north part of cape Keitetu, Central Maluku, Maluku, Indonesia. Established in 1414, it is the oldest mosque in the Moluccas and possibly the oldest mosque in Indonesia which has been maintained in its original state.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wapauwe_Old_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Tua_Wapauwe