Abstract

Mosque is place of worship as well as religious symbols that have religious and social aspects. The aspects can be used as places of worship, while social aspects are referred to as places of community activity, places of learning, cultural development, art of building, even in times of war for Acehnese fighters. But in the current era of globalization, mosques are no longer a place of worship, but also a tourist destination for both Muslims and non-Muslims. There are three the main halal tourism destinations Indonesia, they are West Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara and Aceh Province . The addition of material directly is very important, especially in terms of control and physical appearance of the mosque. The Baiturrahman Mosque in Banda Aceh is one of them, since 2015 major improvements have been made enough to restore the face of the historic mosque.
 This study is a case study that tries to explore the in-depth perspective of several informants regarding sustainable tourism, focusing on mosques as halal tourism attractions. Data collection techniques used are observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. This research is expected to be able to find out (a) the attraction of Baiturrahman Great Mosque (b) to explore the deep perspectives of stakeholders regarding sustainable tourism, in this case concerning the Baiturrahman Mosque as the main attraction of Halal tourism in Banda Aceh. The results of this could be as input and consideration for the development of halal tourism, especially the development of tourism in other mosques in Aceh Province and Indonesia.
 Keywords: Stakeholders, Attraction, Halal Tourism, Sustainable Tourism

Highlights

  • The development of information technology at this time raises the post-truth era in which various kinds of change are found, especially social change

  • The big question is whether the stakeholders of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque have been paying attention to the principles of sustainable tourism in the renovation, which will be explored through the following research questions: What are the potential and attractions of tourism Baiturrahman Grand Mosque?; What are the stakeholders’ perceptions about Sustainable Tourism, related the project of renovating Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Banda Aceh?

  • Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Banda Aceh has a variety of tourist attractions that must be maintained and managed well

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

The development of information technology at this time raises the post-truth era in which various kinds of change are found, especially social change. Conflict and various conflicts can eventually arise in the community from small to large scale Facilities of worship such as mosques with their social function can be a hope to help inform and provide knowledge about the facts that are true, so that people are not carried away by emotions only in responding to various information available. According to Jalil (2012), the religious aspect is seen from its function as a place of worship, while the social aspect is based on its function as a place of learning, cultural development, building art, a place of community activities such as a place of community learning in addressing social media information, even in times of the war of independence of the Acehnese fighters sometimes made the mosque a stronghold. The big question is whether the stakeholders of Baiturrahman Grand Mosque have been paying attention to the principles of sustainable tourism in the renovation, which will be explored through the following research questions: What are the potential and attractions of tourism Baiturrahman Grand Mosque?; What are the stakeholders’ perceptions about Sustainable Tourism, related the project of renovating Baiturrahman Grand Mosque Banda Aceh?

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