Demak Great Mosque

Demak Great Mosque
Masjid Agung Demak
Religion
AffiliationIslam
ProvinceCentral Java
RegionDemak
Location
LocationJalan Sultan Fatah, Bintoro Demak, Central Java, Indonesia
AdministrationDemak government
Geographic coordinates6°53′41″S 110°38′14″E / 6.8947°S 110.6373°E / -6.8947; 110.6373
Architecture
Architect(s)Sunan Kalijaga
StyleJavanese
Completed1479(?)
Minaret(s)None

Demak Great Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Agung Demak) is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in the center town of Demak, Central Java, Indonesia. The mosque is believed to have been built by the Wali Songo ("Nine Muslim Saints") with the most prominent figure, Sunan Kalijaga, during the first Demak Sultanate ruler, Raden Patah, during the 15th century.[1]

  1. ^ Florida, Nancy K. (1995). "5: The Demak Mosque: A Construction of Authority". Babad Jaka Tingkir: Writing the past, inscribing the future: history as prophesy in colonial Java. Durham, N. C.: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-1622-6.

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