Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, with 87.15% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslims, based on civil registry data in 2025. In terms of denomination, the overwhelming
Istiqlal Mosque, the national mosque of Indonesia and the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
Mass Eid al-Fitr prayer at the national Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia; the largest mosque in Southeast Asia
Many diverse Islamic denominations are practised within Indonesia.
The headquarters of Nahdlatul Ulama, an influential traditionalist Sunni Islam movement in the country.
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising between 13,000 and 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Jav
Islam in Indonesia
…Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, with 87.15% of the Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslims, based on civil registry data in 2025. In terms of denomination, the overwhelming majority are Sunni and…
A prehistoric animal figure in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave, estimated to be more than 40,000 years old.
An 1835 painting of the submission of Prince Diponegoro to General De Kock at the end of the Java War in 1830
Indonesian nationalists riding through the streets, November 1945
Damage following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Banda Aceh, January 2005