| Ban Ho Mosque | |
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| มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ | |
 On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | Chiang Mai, Thailand |
  Shown within Thailand | |
| Geographic coordinates | 18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E / 18.7866861; 99.0012472 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
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.
History
It was first built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Ho or Hui, mostly from Yunnan Province. 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').
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.
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Three Chinese characters, "清真寺" (qingzhensi), which mean 'mosque'.
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The left minaret of Ban Ho Mosque
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The main building
See also
References
- 10-04-2008 Archived 2013-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Forbes, Andrew; Henley, David (2011). Traders of the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books. ASIN: B006GMID5K
- "?Ѻ??Ѥùѡ???¹??Ш?". Archived from the original on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
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