Country Indonesia Post Code 59300 Area 425.2 km² Area code 0291 | Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Website www.kuduskab.go.id Province Central Java | |
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Kecamatan List
Kota Kudus
Kaliwungu
Jati
Undaan
Jekulo Kudus
Bae
Gebog
Mejobo
Dawe Colleges and Universities Muria Kudus University, State Islamic University of Kudus Points of interest Menara Kudus Mosque, Tomb of Sunan Muria, Kretek Museum, Taman Krida Wisata, Makam Sunan Kudus | ||
Kudus is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Kudus. It is located east of Semarang, capital of Central Java.
Contents
- Map of Kudus Regency Central Java Indonesia
- History
- Contemporary Kudus
- Anti nuclear movement
- Notable People
- References
Map of Kudus Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
History
The city of Kudus was something of an important Islamic holy city in the sixteenth century. It is the only place in Java that has permanently acquired an Arabic name ('al-Quds', Jerusalem). Sunan Kudus, one of the nine Wali Sanga, was said to have been the fifth imam (head) of the mosque of Demak and a major leader of the 1527 campaign against 'Majapahit', before moving to Kudus.
The Mosque of Kudus (Masjid Menara) which dates from this period, remains a local landmark to this day. It is notable for both its perseverance of pre-Islamic architectural forms such as Old Javanese split doorways and Hindu-Buddhist influenced Majapahit-style brickwork, and for its name al-Manar or al-Aqsa. The date AH 956 (AD 1549) is inscribed over the mihrab (niche indicating the direction of Mecca).
Contemporary Kudus
Most residents of Kudus are Javanese although there is an Indonesian Chinese minority in the city centre, as well as an Arab neighbourhood, Kudus Kulon, to the west of the city centre.
The city is considered the "birthplace" of the kretek clove cigarette, which is by far the most widely smoked form of tobacco in the country. Haji Jamahri, a resident of the city, invented them in the 1880s, and the city remains a major centre for their manufacture.
A festival named Dandangan is held for about one whole month before Ramadhan, Muslim's fasting month in Kudus Kulon.
Anti-nuclear movement
On June 12, 2007, about 5000 people gathered peacefully to protest against Jakarta's plan to build 4 nuclear reactors in the region. The movement included local residents, activists, artists, students and public officials, parliament members, military commandants and police chiefs. This movement has been part of a series of responses emerging from all sides of the Indonesian society against the use of nuclear technology for energy production.