An-Nur Tongkang Mosque
東港清真寺
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Branch/traditionSunni
Location
LocationNo. 115, Xingyu Street, Donggang, Pingtung County, Taiwan
An-Nur Tongkang Mosque is located in Pingtung County
An-Nur Tongkang Mosque
Shown within Pingtung County
Geographic coordinates22°27′41.0″N 120°26′47.8″E / 22.461389°N 120.446611°E / 22.461389; 120.446611
Architecture
Typemosque
FounderMuksin
Date established18 February 2018
Completed2017
Construction costNT$6,400,000
Capacity120 worshipers

The An-Nur Tongkang Mosque (traditional Chinese: 東港清真寺; simplified Chinese: 东港清真寺; pinyin: Dōnggǎng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Donggang Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It is the eighth mosque built in Taiwan. It is also the first mosque in Pingtung County.

History

The mosque originally started inside a rented house at 34-1 Fengyu Street (豐漁街) in Donggang Township,[1] in which most of the worshipers are Indonesian fishermen from the area.[2][3] After enough funds were collected over the past 10 years, worshipers had the idea to purchase the rented house and convert it into a mosque. Due to the reluctance of the house owner to sell it, worshipers had to look for a different house. They finally found one nearby the first house in Xingyu Street (興漁街), which is still located within the same township, and purchased it for an amount of NT$5.4 million. It was then renovated for a cost of NT$1 million with the addition of a wudu area and some air conditioning systems. It was eventually turned into the mosque.[4] The mosque was officially opened on 18 February 2018.[5][6][7]

On 9 December 2018, Interior Minister Hsu Kuo-yung honored and paid tribute to the mosque founder in conjunction with the International Migrants Day for his fund raising efforts in establishing the worship place.[8]

Architecture

An-Nur Tongkang Mosque prayer hall

The mosque is located on the third floor of a three-story house building with a capacity of 120 worshipers.[4][9] The mosque is also equipped with a Quran reading area and a madrasa.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
  2. ^ Liberti, Pasti (24 December 2017). "Melihat Masjid Pertama Buruh Migran Indonesia di Taiwan" (in Indonesian). detikinet. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "屏縣第一座清真寺在東港開幕 全國印尼移工大聚會" (in Chinese). CNA. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Mappapa, Pasti Liberti (24 June 2017). "Kisah Buruh Migran Indonesia yang Mendirikan Masjid di Taiwan" [The Story of Indonesian Migrant Workers who Built Mosque in Taiwan]. detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ Kusumaningtyas, Dyah Ayu (21 February 2018). "Telah Diresmikan Masjid An Nur Tongkang, Pingtung" (in Indonesian). GFTV. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ^ Yunita, Niken Widya (19 February 2018). "Masjid dan Shelter Pekerja Migran RI Dibangun di Taiwan" [Mosque and Indonesian Migrant Worker Shelter Built in Taiwan] (in Indonesian). detikNews. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ^ 李, 文潔 (27 February 2018). "印尼籍移工募資建清真寺 屏縣新移民各單位齊賀" [Indonesian Migrant Workers Raises Funds to Build Mosque]. 台灣英文新聞 [Taiwan News] (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ Hau, Hsueh-chin; Yeh, Joseph (9 December 2018). "Indonesian honored for efforts to establish mosque". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ Asia Times Staff (10 December 2018). "Indonesian migrant honored for funding mosque in Taiwan". Asia Times. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

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