Gang Bengkok Old Mosque
mosque in Indonesia
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Overview
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Gang Bengkok Old Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Lama Gang Bengkok; Chinese: 明光老巷清真寺) stands in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on Jalan Mesjid in the Kesawan area of West Medan District, with the recorded address Jl. Mesjid No. 62. The mosque is associated with Tjong A Fie, a merchant and Kapitan, a leader of the Chinese community, originally from Guangdong, China. It is one of the early religious buildings of Medan and takes its name from the narrow lane on which it stands.
History
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According to the available sources, the mosque was first built in 1885 by Tjong A Fie, a merchant and Kapitan from Guangdong. Renovation work was completed in 1889.
Tjong A Fie subsequently handed the mosque over to the Deli Sultanate. The handover took place during the reign of Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid of Deli.
From Wikipedia
Gang Bengkok Old Mosque, (Indonesian: Masjid Lama Gang Bengkok; Chinese: 明光老巷清真寺) is a mosque located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Gang Bengkok Old Mosque is precisely located on Jalan Mesjid, Kesawan, West Medan Districy, Medan. Gang Bengkok Old Mosque was built by a merchant and Kapitan from Guangdong, China, named Tjong A Fie. This mosque was first built in 1885, but the renovation was completed in 1889. This mosque was then handed over by Tjong A Fie to the Deli Sultanate, namely during the reign of Sultan Deli Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%BA_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%83%D9%88%D9%83
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_Bengkok_Old_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Lama_Gang_Bengkok