Mount Muria

Mount Muria or Gunung Muria is a dormant volcano on the north coast of Java, Indonesia.

The area is notable for a number of reasons. It is the site of the grave of one of the Wali Sanga of Java - Sunan Muria - one of the Islamic Saints associated with the origins of Islam in Java. As a consequence the grave is part of the network of sites in Java considered to be sacred.

It is also the area of the missionary origins of the Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia Mennonite Christian group.

Mount Muria or Gunung Muria is a dormant volcano located in the center of the Muria peninsula, which juts northward into the Java Sea on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia east of Semarang. the capital of the province. Mount Muria is 1602 meters high but once was maybe twice that height. The Muria area is notable for a number of reasons. It is the grave site of two of the Wali Sanga of Java - Sunan Muria, also known as Raden Umar Said, whose grave is in Colo on the southern slopes of Mount Muria, and Sunan Kudus, known also as Ja'far Shadiq, whose grave is in the city of Kudus. The Wali Sanga are the nine Islamic Saints associated with the spread of Islam in Java. These graves are part of the network of Islamic sites in Java considered to be sacred. The name Kudus means "holy." Kudus is the only city in Indonesia with an Arabic name. The area is also the locale of the missionary origins of the Muria Javanese Church, Gereja Injili di Tanah Jawa, in whose history the legendary Javanese Christian mystic Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung played an important role, and of the Muria Church Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia, both of which are associated with the worldwide community of Mennonite Christians. Major products of this area of Java are rice, sugar, coffee, fish, rubber, coconuts and clove cigarets. A major current issue for the area is the plan of the national electric company to construct a major nuclear power plant on the northwest side of Mount Muria.

Sources

Links relating to Sunan Muria (Raden Umar Said)

• http://www.petra.ac.id/eastjava/walisongo/muria.htm

Links relating to the proposed nuclear power station:

• http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2006/s1652222.htm

See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia
• Religion in Indonesia