First Floating Mosque of Makassar in Indonesia

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One more modern mosque will be present in Makassar. It's the Masjid Al-Makazzary 99 standing on the Losari sea, claimed as the first floating mosque in Indonesia by combining the concepts of religious and tourism. Masjid Al-Makazzary 1999 will surely enrich Makassar land mark and religious tourism in this Anging Mammiri city. Not only as a floating mosque, a combination of tourist and religious concepts that it has, bring amazed the Minister of Religious Affairs (Minister) Suryadharma Ali. The mosque is planned to be built three stories high, besides functioning as a means of worship, will also become tourist attractions. One floor below the dome, can be occupied residents to do recreation particularly given the current sunset Losari still occupies a row of Indonesia's most beautiful sunset. Makassar Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin describes the mosque named Al-Makazzary 1999 it stood at over 1608 square meters of sea water using 164 poles. Workmanship, said Ilham, has been running since he was inaugurated as mayor in the second period, May 8, 2009. "The building there are three floors, two floors dedicated to religious facility or place of prayer.One floor below Cuba, it could serve as a place of recreation. And of course on that floor will be also a place to see the new moon (Determination beginning of Ramadan), "Ilham said while giving a report to the Minister Suryadharma Ali at Losari. Ilham, who is also the initiator of construction of the mosque was added, the total funds will be used to reach Rp7 billion. Rp3 billion of them specifically allocated for the construction of the court, including a pillar of the mosque. Although the budget was not a little, but Ilham confess, until recently, used the early development funds from the government there is no good passing the state budget, provincial budget and the budgets of Makassar. Because, ever since the idea that discourse, there is already giving appreciation, including former Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK). "All the casting was borne by Mr. Jusuf Kalla through Hadji Kalla Group and various donors. But we hope, the arrival of the Minister of Religion may be able to launch the help of the government, "said Ilham said, his gaze fixed on the Suryadharma applause greeted a number of invitations. Suryadharma Ali, who claimed to strongly support the prime casting Ilham step to realize that he considered the construction of the first mosque in Indonesia by combining the concept of tourism. Not only praise, Suryadharma that come with a number of officials and the Ministry of Religious Affairs Attache Embassy of Saudi Arabia Syek Ibrahim, promised to provide development assistance, including modern equipment to see the new moon. "I'm not worried about this mosque construction is not running. If you already have the names of Kalla (Hadji Kalla Group), it is already running. It's a little uncomfortable if we donate, "added Suryadharma joking tone.