Gibran Raises The Neighboring Area Of The Sheikh Al Zayed Solo Mosque, Prepares Parking Fields Managed By Local Residents

A number of workers cleaned up the area outside the Sheikh Al Zayed Mosque before the inauguration in Solo, Friday (11/11/2022). ANTARA

Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka will tidy up the area around the Sheikh Al Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo City after the inauguration on Monday, November 14. "Next year, we have to clean up the surrounding corridors to make them more beautiful. We will fix the Viaduk (Gilinganunderpass) and it will take 4-5 months," he said in Solo, Antara, Friday, November 11. In addition, he said, next year there will be an Islamic Center or center for Islamic activities adjacent to the Sheikh Al Zayed Mosque. Gibran hopes that local residents will feel the positive impact of the opening of the mosque which is a gift from the Government of the United Arab Emirates for President Joko Widodo. Including the management of parking, he said, so far there have been several requests that have been received from local residents to be directly involved. However, he said, the parking matter would be regulated by the Surakarta City Transportation Service. "Yes, it will be managed by local residents but those who manage the Transportation Agency. Anyway, let the local residents splash. The principal sing is orderly (the important thing is to be orderly)," he said. Moreover, in the future the mosque will become one of the religious tourist destinations so that residents must be able to manage it well. "After all, this is one of the best gifts we have ever received. It's amazing," he said. Regarding the rules to be applied at the mosque, he said it would be determined after the inauguration of the administrator and high priest on Sunday (13/11) afternoon. "Including the maintenance of the mosque, there will also be (ordered, ed.). There is a briefing from the Minister of Religion (Indonesian Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, ed.), including maintenance, cleaning operations, a lot," he said.