Vientiane Jamia Mosque

Vientiane Jamia Mosque
The mosque entrance in 2014
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Sect	Hanafi school
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Vientiane
Country	Laos
Location of the mosque in Laos
Geographic coordinates	17°57′52.9″N102°36′32.5″E / 17.964694°N 102.609028°E / 17.964694; 102.609028
Architecture
Type	Mosque architecture
Style	Neo-Mughal architecture
Specifications
Dome(s)	One
Minaret(s)	One

The Vientiane Jamia Mosque, also called Jamia Masjid or the Congregational Mosque, is a Sunni Islamic mosque that worships in the Hanafi school tradition, located in a lane near the Nam Phu Fountain, in Vientiane, Laos. It is the oldest mosque in Laos. ^{[1] [2]}

History

Jamia Mosque built by South Indian Muslim named Nizar Rahman. ^{[3] [4]}

Architecture

The mosque is a two-story building, where the ground floor consists of the communal kitchen and the upper floor is the prayer hall. The minaret was constructed in the Neo-Mughal architectural style. ^[5] The mosque features an education room. ^[6]

See also

• Islam portal
• Laos portal

• Islam in Laos
• List of mosques in Laos

References

1. Yulianto, Agus (23 November 2016). "Masjid Azahar Laos yang Sunyi Sepi, tapi Damai..." [The Quite Azahar Mosque of Laos, but Peaceful...]. Khazanah (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. Forbes, Andrew (2001). "The Crescent in Laos: Muslims of Vientiane". Islam Awareness. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
3. "GROUP 3 - ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN LAOS - Flip eBook Pages 1-21 | AnyFlip". anyflip.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. Hinchey, Jane (1 April 2019). Laos. Redback Publishing. ISBN   978-1-925630-85-5.
5. Forbes, Andrew (1997). "The Crescent in Laos". Aramco World. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
6. Sikand, Yogi. "Hidden Beyond the Mekong". Qantara.de. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

External links

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