Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque
The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque 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.
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 Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Location | |
| Location |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Geographic coordinates | 11°37′49.79″N 104°54′13.21″E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1813 |
| Demolished | 2018 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
It was built in 1813[1] by the Cham community. It survived the Khmer rouge regime which transformed it into a pigsty.[2]
In 2018 it has been destroyed and replaced by a mosque called the KM7 Mosque, a Middle Eastern design financed by a donation from Kuwait.[3]
References
- https://cityseeker.com/phnom-penh/297154-nur-ul-ihsan-mosque
- http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2760768-nur_ul_ihsan_mosque_phnom_penh-i
- Widyono, Benny (2007). Dancing in the Shadows: Sihanouk , the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia. pp. xvii.
Mosque KM7 remplacing the historical mosque.
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