Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- The Indonesian Culture Ministry plans to build the Sheik Yusuf Indonesian Cultural House on a 2,000-square-meter plot of land near the tomb of Sheik Yusuf Al-Makassari in Macassar, Cape Town, South Africa.

"Sheik Yusuf Al-Makassari is a bridge of civilization between Indonesia and South Africa. The Cultural House will be a symbol of the eternal friendship between the two nations that has existed for hundreds of years," Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon said during a visit to the tomb of Sheik Yusuf Al-Makassari in Cape Town on Friday.

The ministry seeks to strengthen the historical ties and friendship between Indonesia and South Africa by building the Indonesian Cultural House.

The Sheik Yusuf Indonesian Cultural...