Makam Keramat Tujuh | |
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![]() Entrance to the complex | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
District | Benua Kayong |
Province | West Kalimantan |
Location | |
Location | Mulia Kerta,Indonesia |
Municipality | Ketapang Regency |
Geographic coordinates | 1°51′01″S109°59′36″E / 1.8503378°S 109.9932068°E /-1.8503378; 109.9932068 |
TheMakam Keramat Tujuh, also known asKompleks Makam Keramat Tujuh (English:Seven Sacred Tombs Complex) is a historic funerary and religious complex located in the town of Mulia Kerta inKetapang,West Kalimantan,Indonesia. The religious complex also served as a burial ground for relatives of the rulers of theMataram Sultanate, which ruledJava from 1586 to 1749.
Originally, seven Muslim tombs were discovered at the site. These tombs belonged to religious men who spreadIslam inWest Kalimantan in the 14th century.[1] The current gravestones in the two mausoleums date back to the 15th century, however.[2][3][4] Years later, theSultans of Mataram would bury their relatives in the cemetery around both mausoleums. The religious complex is still a place forziyarat, with visits by both locals and tourists.[5][6]
The religious complex comprises two mausoleums and a cemetery.[2][3][4]
The larger mausoleum, which is 240 m2 in area, is the main buildings and it contains five tombs.[2][3][4] Two of the tombs, which date to 1441 and 1437 CE respectively, haveJavanese inscriptions on their grave markers. All the tombs are made out of carvedandesite.[2][3]
The smaller mausoleum, which is 48 m2 in area, contains only two tombs.[2][3] One of the tombs is inscribed with year 1365 of theBalinese saka calendar.[2][3]
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