Al Jabbar Grand Mosque
Al Jabbar Grand Mosque (Indonesian: Masjid Raya Al Jabbar) is a mosque located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Due to the fact that it is around by a reservoir, the mosque is sometimes referred to as the Al Jabbar Floating Mosque. The mosque is situated in the Gedebage district in eastern Bandung.
| Al Jabbar Grand Mosque | |
|---|---|
Masjid Raya Al Jabbar | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Bandung, Indonesia |
Shown within Bandung | |
| Geographic coordinates | 6°56′53″S 107°42′13″E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ridwan Kamil |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Neo-futurism, Ottoman, Sundanese |
| Groundbreaking | 29 December 2017 |
| Completed | 30 December 2022 |
| Construction cost | Rp 1 trillion (US$ 64 million) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 33,000 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
| Minaret height | 99 m (325 ft) |
Al Jabbar, meaning The Compeller in Arabic, is one of the 99 names of Allah. "Aljabar" is the Indonesian word for algebra, which was founded by a Muslim. Coincidentally, "Jabar" is also an acronym of Jawa Barat and nickname of the province of West Java, thus the name Masjid Al Jabbar or Al Jabar can also be translated as "Mosque in West Java" or "West Java Mosque".
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