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Ban Ho Mosque
Mosque in Chiang Mai, Thailand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ; Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì), near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven mosques in Chiang Mai, Thailand, founded by Chinese migrants.
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History
The mosque was built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Haw (Chin Ho) or Hui, mostly from Yunnan Province.[1] The present-day buildings were built later, in Arabic, rather than 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').[2]
Education
Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young Muslims, from 08:00 to the noon prayer (dhuhr). Every year the mosque enrolls, gratis, 20 students who cannot afford government school.[3]
Gallery
The left minaret of the mosque
The main building
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