The mosque of Sultan Suriansyah is the most ancient mosque in the province of South Kalimantan. This province is located on the island of Kalimantan. It is worth noting the fact that this island is the third largest in the world. In addition, the island of Kalimantan is the only sea island, which is divided between three countries: Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. Most of the island is Indonesian, which has four provinces: West Kalimantan, East, South and Central.

South Kalimantan province, which is an ancient mosque Sultan Suriansyah consists of 11 districts and two urban municipalities. The exact location of the mosque is a village Kuin Utara, which is located in Banjarmasin, the largest city and the administrative center of the province of South Kalimantan.

The mosque was built over 400 years ago, during the reign of Sultan Suriansyah (1526-1550), the first king of Banjarmasin, who had converted to Islam. 500 metres from the mosque is the tomb of Sultan Suriansyah. The mosque is located near the place where stood the Palace complex, Kampung Kraton, which, unfortunately, was destroyed when Indonesia was colonized by Holland. The mosque was built in the national bangaram architectural style that is characterized by the following feature: the mihrab (a niche in the center of the mosque) has a roof and is separate from the main building. In the beginning of XVIII century in the mosque were carried out reconstruction work. Inside the mosque of the imagination infinite patterns of ornamentation and Arabic calligraphy.