Jami Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Mosque
Masjid Jami' Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman
Pontianak's oldest mosque, a riverside timber building with a multi-tiered roof, standing alongside the palace among the city's founding heritage sites.
The mosque was first built by the city's first sultan when Pontianak was founded. The present building dates from a 19th-century reconstruction. Built mainly of ironwood, its four tiers of overlapping pitched roofs blend Malay, Javanese and Middle Eastern elements, and thick timber pillars support the interior. It is the oldest mosque in West Kalimantan. It stands beside the Kapuas River, with the Beting water-village stilt houses nearby, and visitors can reach it by small boat from the opposite riverbank. Outside prayer times, visitors may go inside. Shoes must be removed, and women should cover their hair or borrow a headscarf. The Kadriah Palace is about 500 metres away and can be visited on the same trip.
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Nearby sights
- Kadriah Palace
- Kapuas Waterfront & Taman Alun Kapuas
- Vihara Bodhisatva Karaniya Metta
- Jalan Gajah Mada Culinary Street
- Mujahidin Grand Mosque
- West Kalimantan Museum
- Tugu Digulis
- Rumah Melayu