Sidoarjo Great Mosque

        Every city has the center place as the icon for knowing the characteristic of that city. Because why, every city has the different appeal to visit. As we know that Sidoarjo has a town square which can be the place for hunting, refreshing or just take a rest while eating some food there. Beside that, there is the great mosque of sidoarjo as the icon of Sidoarjo. Let’s analyse more history about the great mosque of sidoarjo.

Sidoarjo Great Mosque is the largest mosque in the city of Sidoarjo. Established since 1969. Before changing its name to the grand mosque of Sidoarjo, in that year the name of this mosque was the plural mosque. The establishment of the Great Mosque of Sidoarjo originated from the initiative of the regent Sidoaarjo R. Duke of the Tjondronegoro Pandji who took office from 1882 to 1905. As time went on and the renovation process repeatedly became a large mosque as it is today. But what is the side of the unification of the great mosque of Sidoarjo from other mosques. Let's get it together.

Standing on an area of ​​2,115 square meters, this mosque can accommodate up to 4,000 worshipers. This mosque is located on the west side of the square Sidoarjo, flanked by the Sidoarjo Parliament Building (north) and Sidoarjo Penitentiary (south). In the area behind the Great Mosque of Sidoarjo there is also a tomb complex of the Tjondronegoro family, including buried there the founder of the mosque. This mosque is like a home for those who want to stop and glorify God. Both in the courtyard and inside the mosque have a calm and cool atmosphere, so that it makes it comfortable for the congregation who are praying or visitors who just release their fatigue before doing their activities.

Sidoarjo Great Mosque began to be widely used for wedding receptions. In 2009, for example, the cost of renting mosque space, including the cost of marriage sermons and reciting the Qur'an, was set at Rp. 1.25 million. Until now the Sidoarjo Great Mosque is still diligently used for marriage contracts. The Sidooarjo regency government routinely holds mass marriages there every time commemorating the anniversary of Sidoarjo. Various activities were held to keep enlivening the atmosphere at the Great Mosque of Sidoarjo. Like mass marriages, people's markets and various other beneficial activities. For accommodation from the Great Mosque of Sidoarjo, it is very easy to reach, because it is indeed right in the heart of Sidoarjo