CHENG HO MOSQUE

          Cheng Ho Mosque Palembang is a mosque which is built in Chinese architecture style, Arabic, and Palembang. The full name of this mosque is Al Islam Muhammad Cheng Ho Sriwijaya mosque. You can walk to the south from the central of Palembang exactly in Amin Mulia housing, Jakabaring. There is a mosque in bright colour with the Chinese architecture style.
          Cheng Ho Mosque Palembang was built with the background to keep in touch between the Chinese and the Palembangnesse and also as place to study about Islamic and introduce it to the societies out there.
          Cheng Ho was known as a chinese force commander of the sea from XV century. It was trusted to lead the commerce expedition went along the archipelago by using a very big fleet although at first the tour that Cheng Ho did was a commerce expedition but undirectly, he himself introduced Islam to the area where he stopped in. Because of his good behaviour, Cheng Ho got many followers.
          The construction of this mosque is dominated by red and green. It's around 625 m2. It has two floors and obtains around 600 congregations. There are two towers in the mosque designed as a chima temple in China. The mosque which is combinated by the three nations is also completed by a libary, office, and another multi functional rooms. The children are also able to study in Qur'an Education Centre Park freely.
          The both tower of Cheng Ho mosque Palembang has 5 floors that simbolize the amount of Shalat in a day. The tower is 17 m high, it simbolizes the amount of rakaat that must be done by moslem in a day. In the outside of the tower, there's Palembang traditional ornament, it is " The horns of the goat ".
          Right now, besides in Palembang. There are some Cheng Ho mosques in Indonesia. They are in Surabaya, Pasuruan and Makasar. Cheng Ho Mosque in Surabaya is the first Cheng Ho Mosque in Palembang.
          Based on the data, the number of chinese ethnic who become a moslem in South Sumatera is approximately 4000 people. While the moslem chinise who live in Palembang are approximately 2000 people.
          That's why this place becomes a tourism destination place in Palembang. Many people come here to see the uniqueness of this mosque.

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