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Rao Rao Mosque
Rao Rao Mosque is List of mosques in Indonesia#Oldest mosques in Indonesia, 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 people, 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 Sumatra earthquake, 1926 and 2009 Sumatra earthquake, 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 salah, worship activities, this one-floor mosque is also used as a place of religious education. Previously, the mosque was als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagari Rao Rao
Nagari may refer to: Writing systems * Nāgarī script, a script used in India during the first millennium * Devanagari, a script used since the late first millennium and currently in widespread use for the languages of northern India * Nandinagari, a script used in southern India from the late first millennium until the 19th century * Sylheti Nagari, a script used in the Sylhet area of Bangladesh and nearby parts of India Places * Nagari, Andhra Pradesh, a town in India ** Nagari (Assembly constituency) * Nagari, Rajasthan, a village in India Other uses * Nagari (surname) * Nagari (settlement), an administrative unit in parts of Sumatra, Indonesia *Bolwell Nagari, a sports car produced in Australia by Bolwell * Nagari, a clan of the Gujjar / Gurjar ethnic group See also * Nagar (other) * Nagri (other) * Nigari, Japanese term for the magnesium chloride used in tofu-making {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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