Ganting Grand Mosque
The Ganting Grand Mosque is a Sunni mosque located in Ganting, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Construction began in 1805, making it the oldest in Padang and one of the oldest in Indonesia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rahmat Irfan Denas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Photo: Rahmatdenas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Irsyad Mosque and Bagindo Aziz Chan Birth House Museum.
Al-Irsyad Mosque
Mosque
Al-Irsyad Mosque is a mosque located in West Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, within the Kota Baru Parahyangan housing area. The mosque was built in 2009 and completed in 2010. Al-Irsyad Mosque is situated 530 metres north of Ganting Grand Mosque.
Bagindo Aziz Chan Birth House Museum
Museum
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Bagindo Aziz Chan Birth House Museum is situated 630 metres west of Ganting Grand Mosque.
Nurul Iman Mosque, Padang
Mosque
Photo: Zhilal Darma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nurul Iman Mosque is a mosque located at the corner of Jalan Imam Bonjol and Jalan Muhammad Thamrin in Padang, Indonesia. The mosque was built by the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the national government, as a gesture of apology following a West Sumatran rebellion in 1960. Nurul Iman Mosque, Padang is situated 800 metres west of Ganting Grand Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rimbo Kaluang and Padang.
Rimbo Kaluang
Village
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Rimbo Kaluang is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Ganting Grand Mosque.
Padang
Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is mostly used by tourists as an access point to Bungus Bay, the surfing sites of the Mentawai Islands, the inland hills of Bukittinggi, and the Kerinci Seblat National Park.
Gates Nan XX
Village
Photo: Urang Kamang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gates Nan XX is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Ganting Grand Mosque.
Ganting Grand Mosque
- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: West Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
-0.95453° or 0° 57′ 16″ southLongitude
100.36945° or 100° 22′ 10″ eastLevels
1Open location code
6PF229W9+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 123779794OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3409262
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Minangkabau—“Ganting Grand Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد جانتينغ الكبير”
- Chinese: “甘庭大清真寺”
- Chinese: “甘廷大清真寺”
- Fulah: “Ganting Grand Mosque”
- Greek: “Μεγάλο Τζαμί Γκαντίνγκ”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Ganting”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Raya Gantiang”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Raya Ganting”
- Javanese: “Masjid Raya Ganting”
- Macedonian: “Џамија Раја Гантинг”
- Malay: “Masjid Raya Ganting”
- Minangkabau: “Musajik Rayo Gantiang”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Maryam and Masjid Taufiq.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as SDN 28 Padang and The Aliga Hotel.
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