Kampoeng Ampel

Kampoeng Ampel is an area on the eastern city of Surabaya is known that the majority of the population is ethnic Arabs. This area, once upon a time, is one of the center spread of Islam in Java in the Walisongo. This area became crowded, and even became famous religious tourist areas in Indonesia, because there are two important icons of the Great Mosque and the tomb of Sunan Ampel.


Not surprisingly, the existence of two religious icons are able to absorb thousands of visitors from within and outside the city of Surabaya. In fact, the special moments, often times there are visitors from abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore and the state – the state to conduct worship tetangaa, iktikaf, visit the tomb of Sunan Ampel, or just a walk in the Market Ampel. At least, said one security Nasir Mosque of Sunan Ampel, every month there are two busy days, namely Friday and Saturday Legi Legi. The peak noise occurs at the time of Sunan Ampel haul. At that time, the number of visitors estimated to reach 5 thousand to 10 thousand people. But, about the density of visitors, it happens pasa days during the month of Ramadan.

The number of visitors Masjid Sunan Ampel and can exceed 10 thousand people per day. They come singly or in groups with dozens of buses. Moreover, in the last ten days of the holy month, sperti night – odd, the number of visitors multiplied increasingly crowded area of about four hectares that. They were forced to take turns when going to prayer, especially for the pilgrimage to the tomb of Sunan Ampel Kanjeng whose original name was Raden Rahmatullah Rahmat. During this Ramadan, Ampel Mosque Takmir or better known as Sunan Abdi, opened the mosque area and dining area a total of 24 hours for the pilgrims and pilgrims. “We are open during Ramadan to the mosque 24 hours, and especially the tomb, except for 10 minutes before the obligatory prayers, we are closed during the worship took place”, he said.