- Mantingan Mosque
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Masjid Mantingan Location Jepara, Indonesia Established 1481 Saka or 1559 Masehi Branch/tradition Islam Administration Jepara government Architectural information Minaret(s) None Masjid Mantingan (or Mantingan Mosque)[1] is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in the center town of Jepara , Central Java Indonesia. The mosque is believed to be built by Sunan Hadiri era Kalinyamat Kingdom.
Founded by a high floor covered with Chinese-made tiles, and likewise with the railroad-undakannya. All imported from Macao. Building including the roof ridge is a Chinese style. Outer and inner walls are decorated with blue pictorial pottery plate, being a wall next to where priests and preachers are decorated with reliefs of wildlife pictorial square, dancers and dancers carved on rocks deep yellow. Supervision of construction work of this mosque was none other than Mo Han Liem Babah.
Inside the complex there is the tomb of Sultan mosque Hadlirin, husband of Kanjeng Queen Kalinyamat and brother-in-law Sultan Trenggono, the last ruler of Demak. In addition there are also grave Waliullah Mbah Abdul Jalil, who was mentioned as another name Sheikh Siti Jenar.
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