Saudi Arabia hosts ‘world’s longest’ iftar table in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia hosted what appears to the world’s longest iftar table spanning 1,200 meters, attended by more than 8,000 Indonesian citizens, on Monday in the country’s West Sumatra city of Padang.

The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the religious attache in Jakarta, has been hosting iftar in several cities in Indonesia, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency.

West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah and Religious Attache Ahmed bin Isa Al-Hazmi attended the event in the presence of several politicians, Islamic organization leaders and heads of universities.

Ansharullah said the Indonesian government would submit the event to the Guinness Book of Records. He thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed for their generosity, and said the event would further strengthen ties between the two nations.