 The Angke Mosque is in West Jakarta and is easily reached by minibus
from Fatahillah Square or the Kota railway station. It is the only
mosque in Jakarta that has remained unaltered since it was built. Its
roof is on two levels, the typical Javanese style for roofs of places of
worship. In 1856 Prince Syarif Hamid, a Sultan from Pontianak was
captured by the Dutch and held at Manggadua. When he died he was buried
in front of the mosque on July 17, 1858. People from Pontianak often
visit his grave and many of them have decided to stay at Angke. Many
Chinese in this area are devout Moslems. Many tombstones near the mosque
bear Chinese as well as Arabic inscriptions. But the oldest tombstones
show Islamic Banten and Aceh origins.
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