Mosque Nur ul-Ihsan
mosque in Cambodia
Key facts
- Built
- 1813
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Overview
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The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque stood in Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, on National Highway 5. In Khmer it is also recorded as ម៉ាស្ជិឌព្រែកប្រធាតុ. Located about 7 km north of the city centre, it was built in 1813 by the Cham community and was regarded as the oldest mosque in the Cambodian capital until 2018. The building was demolished in 2018 and replaced by the KM7 Mosque.
History
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The mosque was built in 1813 by the Cham community. It survived the Khmer Rouge period, during which the regime converted it into a pigsty.
In 2018 the mosque was torn down and replaced by the KM7 Mosque. The new building follows a Middle Eastern design and was financed by a donation from the Government of Kuwait.
From Wikipedia
The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque (Khmer: ម៉ាស្ជិឌព្រែកប្រធាតុ) was, until 2018, the oldest mosque in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was situated 7 km north of the centre of the city.
It was built in 1813 by the Cham community. It survived the Khmer rouge regime which transformed it into a pigsty.
In 2018 it was destroyed and replaced by the KM7 Mosque, a Middle Eastern design financed by a donation from the Government of Kuwait.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_ul-Ihsan_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Nur_ul-Ihsan
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Nur_ul-Ihsan
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86