Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque
Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque | |
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Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque | |
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Location |
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Geographic coordinates | 11°37′49.79″N 104°54′13.21″E / 11.6304972°N 104.9036694°ECoordinates: 11°37′49.79″N 104°54′13.21″E / 11.6304972°N 104.9036694°E |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque is the oldest mosque in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
It was built in 1813[1] by the Cham community. It survived the Khmer rouge regime which transformed it into a pigsty,[2] but was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with a new building of Middle Eastern design financed by a donation from Kuwait.[3]
It is situated 7 km north of the centre of the city.
References
- ↑ Nur Ul-Ihsan Mosque, Groovel.com
- ↑ http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2760768-nur_ul_ihsan_mosque_phnom_penh-i
- ↑ Widyono, Benny (2007). Dancing in the Shadows: Sihanouk , the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia. pp. xvii.
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