Mangroves are a key player in the life cycle of Brunei Rivers. They have been protected from development and set aside for study and visitor enjoyment in areas adjacent to Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of our country, and also in Brunei Bay, where the rivers from Temburong's National Parks flow into the bay. Comfortable boats provide transport along the deep channels that flow amongst the mangrove islands. BUT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......
The mangrove forests along the Bengkurong river have been cleared for development. This is so sad. So sad. Really sad. Even when people asked me to chill I couldn't because knowing the fact about these mangroves being cut down is more chilling. Where are the proboscis monkeys going to live? It's their home that they cut down. Whoever did this is irresponsible and stupid because they only care about the money without considering the consequences of the environment and the wild life. Not only that, it is against Brunei's Heart of Borneo initiative. I hope the authorities will successfully investigate this matter and find out the culprits behind this irresponsible project which does not benefit everyone, the environment and wild life.
Now that the mangroves are gone, the monkeys are surely moving away deeper into the forest. So, what are we going to do with the tourists coming to see the monkeys when we destroyed their homes? I guess.. we just have to put a board on the destroyed mangroves with the picture of the monkeys. I'm saying something like....
.....this.
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Top 10 Most Beautiful Mosques in The World
10. Baitul Mukarram Mosque, Dhaka City, Bangladesh
This mosque is the National Mosque of Bangladesh. Located in the heart of Dhaka city, capital of Bangladesh, this mosque was founded in the 1960s.
Has a capacity of 30,000 people, this mosque is the top 10 biggest mosque in the world, but still this mosque is too full for Muslim worship there. Because of this, Bangladesh government has decided to add more area for the mosque.
9. Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is the biggest mosque in south east and southern Asia and the fourth largest mosque in the world. It was the largest mosque in the world of 1986-1993 before defeated measure by the completion of the Mosque of Hassan II in Casablanca, Morocco and after the expansion of Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina, Saudi Arabia in the 1990s.
8. Sultan Mosque, Singapore
Sultan Mosque, located at Muscat Street and North Bridge Road in Kampong Glam Rochor District in Singapore is still considered one of the most important mosque in Singapore. Sultan mosque has stayed essentially unchanged since it was built, only with improvements made to the main hall in 1960 and annex added in 1993. It set as a national monument on March 14th 1975.
7. Baiturrahman Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Baiturrahman Mosque is a mosque located in downtown of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This mosque is a mosque that formerly was a mosque of the Sultanate of Aceh.
When the Dutch attacked the city of Banda Aceh in 1873, the mosque was burned, and the Netherlands rebuild a mosque as its successor. This single-domed mosque can be completed on December 27, 1883. This mosque further extended to 3 dome in 1935. And lastly expanded again into 5 domes in 1959 to 1968.
This mosque is one of the most beautiful mosques in Indonesia, which has a nice shape, carving an attractive, spacious yard and was very cool when was in the room of the mosque.
6. Taj’ul Mosque, Bhopal, India
Taj’ul mosque, is a mosque located in Bhopal, India. This is one of the largest mosques in Asia. This mosque is also used as a madrasa (Islamic school) in the afternoon.
5. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is the royal mosque for Brunei Sultanate located in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. The mosque is classified as one of the most spectacular mosques in the Asia Pacific region and become a major attraction for tourists. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque is considered amongst the people of Brunei as a landmark of their country.
4. Zahir Mosque, Kedah, Malaysia
The mosque was built in 1912, funded by Tunku Mahmud, son of the Sultan Tajuddin Mukarram Shah. This mosque is the tomb of Kedah warriors who had died while defending Kedah from Siam in 1821. The architecture from the mosque inspired by AZIZI Mosque in the city of Langkat in north Sumatra, Indonesia. The mosque was founded with five large domes symbolizing the five main principles of Islam.
3. Al Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine
Al-Aqsa Mosque ( mean the farthest mosque), also known as Al-Aqsa, is an Islamic shrine in the Old City of Jerusalem. In the mosque itself is part of Al-Haram ash-Sharif or “Sacred Noble Sanctuary” (together with the Dome of the Rock), a site which is also known as Temple Mount as the holiest site in Judaism, because it is believed to be the Temple in Jerusalem once stood. The mosque is widely regarded as the third holiest site in Islam. Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Night Journey. Islamic tradition states that Muhammad led prayers toward this mosque until the seventeenth month after the emigration, when God ordered him to turn to the Ka’aba.
2. Al Nabawi Mosque, Medina, Saudi Arabia
Al-Nabawi mosque is the second holiest mosque in Islam and the second largest mosque in the world after the al-Haram mosque in Mecca. One of the most important place of this mosque is Green Dome (the center of the mosque), where the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad is located. It is not unknown when the green dome was built but a manuscript dating to the early 12th century explain about the dome. Early Muslim leaders Abu Bakar and Umar were buried in the area around the mosque as well.
1. Al Haram Mosque, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Al Haram mosque is the largest mosque in the world. The mosque located in the city of Mecca, around the Ka’aba, where Muslims pray toward it. The mosque is considered the holiest place on Earth by Muslims. The mosque is also known as the biggest Mosque. Current structure covers an area of 400,800 square meters (99.0 acres), including outdoor and indoor praying spaces and can accommodate up to 4 million people during the period of the Hajj, one of the largest annual worship of the Muslim in the world.
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