The Al-Serkal Mosque is the main

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

, the capital of

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

. It was a gift from Al Serkal Family, United Arab Emirates and opened in 1968. It is situated north of the town, near the

Boeung Kak Boeung Kak ( km, បឹងកក់) is an area in Khan Daun Penh and Khan Toul Kork centrally located in the capital city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Until around 2010, it was covered by the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh. Residential areas ...

lake, which is now dry. A new building, gift of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, has replaced the original mosque, it opened in 2014. File:Al-Serkal-2015-15.JPG, The mosque as seeing from the street File:Al-Serkal-2015-16.JPG, One of the minarets seeing from a street of Phnom Penh File:Cambodia '08 - 010 - Phnom Penh - Mosque at lakeside.jpg, The ancient mosque demolished in 2012

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Mosques in Phnom Penh 1968 establishments in Cambodia Mosques completed in 2014 {{Cambodia-struct-stub

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