Ban Ho Mosque
มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ
On the left is the prayer hall, and on the right is the educational hall
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Shown within Thailand
Geographic coordinates	18°47′12.07″N 99°0′4.49″E / 18.7866861°N 99.0012472°E / 18.7866861; 99.0012472
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Minaret(s)	2

Hedaytul Islam (Ban Ho) Mosque (Chinese: 王和清真寺; pinyin: wánghéqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดเฮดายาตูลอิสลามบ้านฮ่อ), near the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar, is one of the biggest mosques in the province, and also one of the seven Chinese mosques in Chiang Mai.

History

It was first built in nineteenth century by a group of Chinese people, called Chin Ho or Hui, mostly from Yunnan Province.^[1] The present-day buildings were built later, in Arabic, rather than Chinese-style, except in front of the prayer hall, where there is the Chinese phrase, "清真寺" or qingzhensi, which means a mosque (literally 'temple of purity and truth').^[2]

Education

Every Saturday and Sunday, there is a class for young Muslims, from 08:00 to the noon prayer (dhuhr). Every year the mosque enrolls, gratis, 20 students who cannot afford government school.^[3]

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  Three Chinese characters, "清真寺" (qingzhensi), which mean 'mosque'.
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  The left minaret of Ban Ho Mosque
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  The main building