Ban Ho Mosque
Ban Ho Mosque | |
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File:Ban Hoe Mosque.JPG
On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall.
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Basic information | |
Location | Chiang Mai Thailand |
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Affiliation | Islam |
Status | Active |
Architectural description | |
Architectural type | Mosque |
Specifications | |
Minaret(s) | 2 |
Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ), located at Night Bazaar in Chiang Mai, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven Chinese mosques in Chiang Mai.
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History
It was first built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Ho or Hui, mostly came from Yunnan.[1] The present-day buildings were built later, with an Arabic style rather a Chinese style, except in front of the prayer hall, there is the Chinese term, "清真寺" or qingzhensi,which means a mosque (literally 'Temple of Purity and Truth').[2]
Education
Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young local Muslims, beginning around 8 O'clock to the noon prayer (dhuhr). The mosque also receives 20 students each year for parents who can't afford to send their children to a government school.[3] However, most of them are from the other part of the country, rather in Chiang Mai. The students are both Chinese and non-Chinese Muslims.
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Ban Hoe Mosque3.JPG
Three Chinese characters, "清真寺" (qingzhensi), which mean mosque.
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Ban Hoe Mosque2.jpg
The left minaret of Ban Haw Mosque
See also
Notes
- ↑ 10-04-2008
- ↑ ^ Forbes, Andrew ; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
- ↑ http://www.oknation.net/blog/hidayatool/2009/02/02/entry-1