Mantingan Mosque

Sunday, September 20, 2009



Mantingan Mosque is an ancient mosque in the village Mantingan, Tahunan Sub-district, Jepara, Central Java. The mosque is reportedly established in the Sultanate of Demak.

Founded by a high floor tiles covered with homemade China, and as well as railroad-undakannya. All imported from Macao. Building roof ridge is a style including China. Outer and inner walls decorated with blue pictorial pottery plates, was the wall next to where the priest and the preacher was decorated with reliefs illustrated wildlife square, dancers carved on the old yellow rock.

Inside the mosque complex, there is the tomb of Sultan Hadlirin, husband of Queen Kalinyamat and brother-in-law of Sultan Trenggono, the last ruler of Demak. In addition there are also grave waliullah Mbah Abdul Jalil, who was mentioned as another name Sheikh Siti Jenar.

Mantingan Mosque and Mausoleum is located 5 km south of downtown Jepara, in the village of Mantingan, Tahunan district, an ancient legacy that kept Islam and became one of history tourism assets in Jepara, where there stands a grand mosque built by an Islamic namely Ratu Kalinyamat attend the Queen's husband made the center of Islamic missionary activity on the north coast of Java island and is the second mosque of Demak Grand Mosque. Also note that in the village Mantingan majority are followers of Islam with the eyes of the business income carvings. Location Mantingan Mosque and Mausoleum complex standing in one, easily accessible by public transportation.