Kali Pasir Mosque | |
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Masjid Kali Pasir | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Branch/tradition | Sunni |
Location | |
Location | Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia |
Geographic coordinates | 6°10′45.2″S 106°37′43.9″E / 6.179222°S 106.628861°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Chinese |
Founder | Tumenggung Pamit Wijaya |
Date established | 1700 |
Interior area | 288 m2 |
Kali Pasir Mosque is the oldest mosque in Tangerang city, a relic of Pajajaran Kingdom. [1] It is located in Cisadane riverbank, in the middle of Chinese residential and is characterized by it Chinese pattern. [1]
The mosque was established in 1700 by Tumenggung Pamit Wijaya from Bogor Kahuripan and is approximately 288 square meters. [2] [3] Originally, Tumenggung Pamit Wijaya wanted to do syiar Islam from Cirebon Sultanate to Banten but he stopped in Tangerang and established a mosque. [3] Construction of the mosque carried out by Muslims with the assistance of ethnic Chinese. [4] In 1712 the management of the mosque was passed to his son, Raden Bagus Uning Wiradilaga. [2] The mosque has deen repeatedly renovated, but the building is still stylized Arabic, Chinese and European. [4] Currently, only two parts of the architecture that still complete retained, the four pillars in the mosque and the small dome with China pattern. [3]