300 Years Mosque
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The 300 Years Mosque
(also known as Al-Hussein Mosque or Talo Mano Mosque) is located in Ban Talo Mano, Tambon Subo Sawo. It is 25 kilometres from the city of Narathiwat
, Thailand
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Wan Hussein Az-Sanawi, who migrated from Ban Sano Yanya in Pattani Province, built the mosque in 1624. It was originally roofed with palm leaves, which later were replaced with fired clay tiles. The mosque is composed of two buildings connecting with each other. It is built entirely of wood, the pieces interlocking without nails in the traditionalThai and Malay fashion. The style is traditional Thai with Chinese and Malay influences. The most outstanding feature is the gable above the roof. The Azan
tower is in Chinese style on the rear portion of the roof. The air holes of the tower are carved with leaf, flower and Chinese designs.
The 300 Years Mosque is sill an active religious structure. Visitors must receive permission from the village Imam to enter it.
A Muslim cemetery is nearby. Rocks designating male graves are round; for females, only half of each rock is visible, in keeping with local custom.
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
(also known as Al-Hussein Mosque or Talo Mano Mosque) is located in Ban Talo Mano, Tambon Subo Sawo. It is 25 kilometres from the city of Narathiwat
Narathiwat
Narathiwat is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Narathiwat Province. The town covers the whole subdistrict Bang Nak of Mueang Narathiwat district. The town was established in 1936.-External links:...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Wan Hussein Az-Sanawi, who migrated from Ban Sano Yanya in Pattani Province, built the mosque in 1624. It was originally roofed with palm leaves, which later were replaced with fired clay tiles. The mosque is composed of two buildings connecting with each other. It is built entirely of wood, the pieces interlocking without nails in the traditionalThai and Malay fashion. The style is traditional Thai with Chinese and Malay influences. The most outstanding feature is the gable above the roof. The Azan
Azan
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tower is in Chinese style on the rear portion of the roof. The air holes of the tower are carved with leaf, flower and Chinese designs.
The 300 Years Mosque is sill an active religious structure. Visitors must receive permission from the village Imam to enter it.
A Muslim cemetery is nearby. Rocks designating male graves are round; for females, only half of each rock is visible, in keeping with local custom.