Surau

A surau is an Islamic assembly building, originating in and later found throughout the Malay Peninsula as well as in . Adapted from pre-Islamic assembly buildings, surau serve a similar purpose as a and are used for the prayers as well as religious classes.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Muslim prayer room
  • Also known as: “surau”

Surau

Latitude
-4.06581° or 4° 3′ 57″ south
Longitude
103.85857° or 103° 51′ 31″ east
Elevation
167 metres (548 feet)
Open location code
6P75WVM5+MC
Geo­Names ID
8361767
Wiki­data ID
Q15051389
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Sundanese—“Surau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوراو”
  • Bengali: “সুরাও”
  • Chinese: “祈祷室”
  • Chinese: “祈禱室”
  • Chinese: “蘇勞”
  • German: “Surau”
  • Indonesian: “surau”
  • Indonesian: “Surau”
  • Madurese: “Surau”
  • Malay: “surau”
  • Malay: “Surau”
  • Minangkabau: “Surau”
  • Portuguese: “Surau”
  • Sundanese: “tajug”
  • Sundanese: “Tajug”

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