Andalas Grand Mosque (also known as Andaleh in Minangkabau language; ) is a mosque located in Andaleh Street no.56, Andaleh, East Padang district, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. The mosque consists of a green building with two floors which has area of 1,200 m2, and a minaret in the southeast and an entrance gate in the south.
Reconstruction The mosque was one of the 608 religious sites in West Sumatra which got destroyed by the 2009 Sumatra earthquakes with a moment magnitude of 7.6.608 Unit Tempat Ibadah Rusak Berat Dihoyak Gempa. Antara News. Retrieved July 17, 2017. (in Indonesian) Given the alarming condition of the building, the mosque was later dismantled. Thus, religious activities in this mosque had been disrupted for a while, including the annual Ramadhan Pesantren during 2010 and 2011.
Reconstruction of the mosque was done shortly thereafter and fees were collected from public assistance sent through the Yayasan Satu Untuk Negeri (the One to Home) Foundation of TvOne. tvOne. Retrieved July 17, 2017. (in Indonesian) Reconstruction began on April 29, 2010Menkom Info Resmikan Masjid Raya Andalas. Antara News. Retrieved July 17, 2017. (in Indonesian)Masjid Raya Abadiah Padang Diresmikan. Padang Media. Retrieved July 17, 2017. (in Indonesian) and was completed at a cost of 3.25 million rupiah in 2012. The mosque was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Communication and Information, Tifatul Sembiring, on March 9, 2012.
See also
Islam in Indonesia List of mosques in Indonesia
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