Attaqwa Mosque
| Attaqwa Mosque | |
|---|---|
มัสยิดอัตตักวา | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Chiang Mai |
| Country | Thailand |
  Location of the mosque in Thailand | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°47′31.32″N 99°0′25.36″E / 18.7920333°N 99.0070444°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1967 |
| Completed | 1969 |
The Attaqwa Mosque, sometimes spelled Attakkawa Mosque; Chinese: 訕巴契清真寺; pinyin: shànbāqìqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดอัตตักวา; RTGS: Matsayit Attakkwa, and also known as the San Pa Koi Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดสันป่าข่อย; RTGS: Matsayit San Pa Khoi),[1] is a [[mosquee] situated on the east side of the Ping River in Chiang Mai, is one of the seven Chinese mosques in the Chiang Mai Province.
Overview
[edit]It was built in 1967, and finished in 1969 by a group of both Chinese and non-Chinese Muslims. The mosque also houses the first Islamic school in Chiang Mai, which maintains cultural and educational links with similar establishments in Kunming, in the Yunnan Province of China.[2][3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Yellow Pages: List all Mosques in Chiangmai Directory - page 1". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ "ชุมชนมุสลิมมัสยิดอัต-ตักวา ย่านวัดเกต เชียงใหม่" (in Thai).
- ^ Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN B006GMID5K.
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