Tainan Mosque

Tainan Mosque
台南清真寺
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Location12, Lane 34, Alley 77, Section 3, Chunghwa East Road, East District, Tainan
CountryTaiwan
Tainan Mosque is located in Tainan
Tainan Mosque
Location of the mosque in Tainan
Map
Interactive map of Tainan Mosque
Coordinates22°58′42.4″N 120°13′42.4″E / 22.978444°N 120.228444°E / 22.978444; 120.228444[1]
Architecture
ArchitectYan Mingguang
TypeMosque
Groundbreaking1993
Completed1996
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese台南清真寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáinán Qīngzhēnsì

The Tainan Mosque (Chinese: 台南清真寺; pinyin: Táinán Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in the East District of Tainan, Taiwan.

History

Before the establishment of the mosque, Muslims around Tainan travelled to the Kaohsiung Mosque for worship. Wang Huihuan, a former local Muslim living in the United States, donated land to the Taipei Grand Mosque, but then it was transferred to the Kaohsiung Mosque congregation, which managed the construction of the mosque at Tainan.[2]

Fundraising for the mosque began in 1983, led by Bai Yuqi, Chairman of the Kaohsiung Mosque. Auspiced by the Kaohsiung Mosque, funds were raised over ten years. The construction of the mosque commenced in 1993 and was completed in September 1996.[3][4][5]


Due to the closed relationship between the two mosques, the imam of the Tainan Mosque is often the vice-imam of the Kaohsiung Mosque.

Architecture

The Tainan Mosque was designed by Yan Mingguang, a National Cheng Kung University graduate from Jordan. The mosque looks like an ordinary apartment building, completely unlike a traditional mosque.[6] The building consists of four floors that contain a shop, a meeting room, wudu areas for men and women, a prayer hall and an office.[7][8]

Transportation

The mosque is accessible south-east of Tainan Station of Taiwan Railway.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tainan station". Google Maps. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Tainan Mosque 台南清真寺". Taiwan Halal. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Tainan Mosque". Taiwan, the Heart of Asia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ Aditya, Nicholas Ryan (26 February 2020). Agmasari, Silvita (ed.). "7 Masjid Terkenal di Taiwan, Jalan-jalan Tak Lupa Ibadah" [7 Famous Mosques in Taiwan, Traveling without Forgetting Prayer]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Masjid Tainan" [Tainan Mosque]. Taiwan, the Heart of Asia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ 台南清真寺隱身社區透天厝 平日大門深鎖 [The Hidden Community of Tainan Mosque, Locked on Weekdays]. CRNTT (in Chinese). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ Mutasowifin, Ali (30 June 2015). "Masjid Tainan di Taiwan yang Mungil & Menyempil" [The Tiny and Secluded Tainan Mosque in Taiwan]. Detik Travel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ^ Thomas, John (26 June 2017). "Taiwan – The Halal Traveler's Ultimate Destination". Arabian Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  9. ^ Ferroa, Susan (10 November 2016). "Taiwan For The Travelling Muslim". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan_Mosque