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Kasunyatan Mosque
Mosque in Banten, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kasunyatan Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Kasunyatan) is a small mosque in the village of Kasunyatan, Banten, Indonesia. Established between 1570 and 1596,[2] it is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia. The mosque is located in close proximity to the ruins of Old Banten, and functioned as a 16th-century centre of Islamic study. The mosque received a heritage status during the Dutch colonial period in 1932.[citation needed]
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Kasunyatan Mosque | |
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Masjid Kasunyatan | |
![]() The water well of Kasunyatan Mosque in the 1920s | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Province | Banten |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Kasunyatan, Serang Regency, Banten, Indonesia |
Geographic coordinates | 6.050932°S 106.157169°E / -6.050932; 106.157169 |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Eclectic Javanese, Portuguese, Hinduism |
Founder | Kyai Dukuh (Pangeran Kasunyatan)[1] |
Completed | Between 1570 and 1596[2] |
Specifications | |
Direction of façade | east |
Length | 11.50 metres (37.7 ft)[3] |
Width | 11.30 metres (37.1 ft)[3] |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
Minaret height | 10.82 metres (35.5 ft)[3] |
Materials | brick, clay tiles |
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