Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Cheng Hoo Mosque



The main building has 99 meters wide, on the top there are eight sides, numbers 8, 9 and 11, have deep meanings. Number 11 is the size of the Ka’ba when it was first built and number 9 indicates the number of Wali Songo (the Nine Saints of Islam spreaders in Java). On the right side of the mosque there is a replica of Admiral Cheng Hoo’s ship. According to the story, Cheng Hoo owned an armada bigger than that of Christopher Columbus. The mosque is located at 2 Jl. Gading

 
For tours to Cheng Hoo Mosque you can contact : 
Getaway Tours komplek STP Satya Widya
Jl. Bendul Merisi Utara VIII/23 Surabaya
Telp. (+6231) 8472082 / 91243141
Email : g.awaytravel@gmail.com , tours@javaisbeautiful.com
Website : www.javaisbeautiful.com

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