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Bawan Tua Mosque

Bawan, Indonesia

Bawan Tuo Mosque, also known as Babussalam Mosque, is one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia, located in Nagari Bawan, Ampek Nagari Subdistrict, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The mosque, which was first established in 1800, is a relic of Rajo Kaciak, in the territory of Lambah Bawan Kingdom, the last area in Minangkabau which was controlled by the Dutch East India Company. The mosque is 40 x 40 square meters and stands on one hectare of waqf (endowed) land.

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