Samarinda Islamic Center Mosque is located in Teluk Lerong Ulu, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, which is the grandest and the second largest mosque in Southeast Asia after Istiqlal Mosque. In the foreground of the banks of the Mahakam River, this mosque has a tower and a large dome that stands upright.
This mosque has a main building area of 43,500 square meters. To support the building area is 7115 square meters and floor area of 10,235 square meters basement. While the ground floor of the mosque area of 10,270 square meters and the main floor area of 8185 square meters. While mezanin floor area (balcony) is 5290 square meters. This location was formerly a land area of the former sawmill property Inhutani I, which then donated to the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan. The building of this mosque has a tower which was 7 99-meter-high main tower meaningful Asmaul Husna or the names of God that the number 99. The main tower consists of building 15 floors each floor as high as the average 6 meters. Meanwhile, steps from ground floor to the main floor of the mosque in number as much as 33 steps.This amount is deliberately equated to one-third the number of beads.
In addition to the main tower, this building also has 6 towers on the side of the mosque.Each 4 in every corner of the mosque as high as 70 meters and 2 towers at the gate as high as 57 meters. Six of the tower is also significant as 6 pillars of faith.
Islamic Center of Development is expected to also evoke the spirit of togetherness in an effort to face the global era, in addition to a public demand for Samarinda have an adequate place of worship facilities.
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the 99 meters high main tower
main gate
Islamic center