Kudus (Javanese: ꦏꦸꦢꦸꦱ꧀) is the capital and the namesake of the Kudus Regency in Central Java, Indonesia. Its name has an Arabic etymology (Arab: القدس al-Quds) connected to its foundation by the legendary figure Sunan Kudus. It also houses the mosque established by Sunan Kudus named Menara Kudus Mosque, one of the most important and influential mosques in Indonesia.[1] According to the 2010 census, its population was 92,776,[2] but by mid-2022 this had declined to 88,635.[3]
During the Dutch East Indies era, Kudus was the seat of the Kudus Regency which was a part of Semarang Residency dating back to 1817. From 1928 to 1931, it was the seat of the short-lived Koedoes Residency, which incorporated the regency as well as the neighboring Demak and Jepara regencies.
- ^ Kersten, Carool (2017). A History of Islam in Indonesia: Unity in diversity. Edinburgh University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7486-8183-9.
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- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.