Darun Aman Mosque ( th, มัสยิดดารุลอามาน; ) or Ban Haw Mosque ( th, มัสยิดบ้านฮ่อ; ), is the biggest
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, ...
Chin Haw
The Chin Haw or Chin Ho (; th, จีนฮ่อ, ), also known locally as Yunnanese ( zh, 雲南人, th, คนยูนนาน), are Chinese people who migrated to Thailand via Myanmar or Laos. Most of them were originally from Yunnan, a so ...
The new building was opened on 27 December 2009, replacing the old one. It is a mixture of
Chinese
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* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
and
Islamic architecture
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. The main structure is influenced by
Persian architecture
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with Chinese decorations. The tip of the two minarets has been replaced with the small Chinese pavilion, instead of a typical Islamic dome. Its total cost was around 20 million
baht
The baht (; th, บาท, ; sign: ฿; code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-m ...
Image:Chiang Rai Mosque2.jpg, The main gate of the prayer hall
Image:Chiang Rai Mosque3.jpg, The central gate of the mosque, looking from inside
Image:Chiang Rai Mosque4.jpg, Inside the prayer hall with the three
chandeliers
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, brought from China
Image:Chiang Rai Mosque5.jpg, Wan Muhammad Noor Matha gave a speech in the opening ceremony of the new building
Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lam ...