penyengat mosque

       Sultan mosque riau highway people usually call the penyengat mosque, there is also a mention of white mosque on the island penyengat. yellow seems to dominate. There are 13 domes in the mosque that the arrangement varies. Coupled with the four towers that each have a height of about 19 ​​meters, and the ridge of the mosque is owned as many as 17 pieces. This figure is defined as the number of cycles of prayer.

The mosque that was recorded in history as the only relics of the kingdom of Riau-Linga which still exist, measuring approximately 54 x 32 meters. The size of the parent building approximately 29 x 19 meters.

history of the mosque stinger
in 1805 praised the sultan rewarded the island Biting his wife Princess King Hamida. Simultaneously, the Sultan Mosque was built. Only this time, the mosque is only made ​​of wood. Later, descendants of the kingdom after that, King Ja'far build mosque Biting well widen.

Construction of a massive mosque done when King Abdul Rahman holds the position Yang Pertuan Muda of Riau-Linga (1832-1844) replaced the King Jafar. Shortly after taking office, in a year Shawwal 1284 AH (1832 AD) or 165 years ago, after the Eid prayer was over, he called on the community worked together to build a mosque. when the community worked together to bring a lot of egg whites. so that the workers mix mortar with egg white. with the intention that the building be sturdy