Banyuwangi Constructs Biggest Mosque in East Java

Friday, 27 February, 2009 | 17:14 WIB 

TEMPO Interactive, Banyuwangi: The Banyuwangi local administration is disbursing Rp10 billion to complete the construction of Baiturrahman Mosque. Total allocation disbursed for the project since 2005 has reached Rp17 billion. 

According to the mosque construction field coordinator, Iwan Azis Siswanto, the Rp10 billion funds would be used to rehabilitate the main building and the north wing. 

The mosque – located in PB Sudirman Street, Banyuwangi – is targeted to become the biggest mosque in East Java. The mosque is built on a piece of land measuring 5.000 square meters. It will have a similar concept as the Nabawi Mosque in Medina, adorned with a mobile minaret. “The mosque will become the city’s icon,” said Iwan yesterday, adding that its construction will be completed by 2010, requiring a total of Rp19 billion. 

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