Location Chiang Mai Status Active Number of minarets 2 | Affiliation Islam Phone +66 85 811 0607 Architectural type Mosque | |
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Address Chang Moi, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand Similar Chiang Mai National Museum, Wat Chiang Man, Wat Suan Dorg, Wat Umong, Doi Suthep–Pui National | ||
Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ), near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, 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. The present-day buildings were built later, with an Arabic, rather than a Chinese style except in front of the prayer hall, where there is the Chinese phrase, "清真寺" or qingzhensi, which means a mosque (literally "temple of purity and truth").
Education
Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young Muslims, beginning around 08:00 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.