Cultural spot in Dong Nai: Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque

  • Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque has typical Muslim architecture with domed structures. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque has typical Muslim architecture with domed structures. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Onion dome is a distinctive feature of many mosques. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Onion dome is a distinctive feature of many mosques. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The mosque has a simple structure with airy corridors. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The mosque has a simple structure with airy corridors. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The rectangular-shaped mosque is painted in white and emerald green. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The rectangular-shaped mosque is painted in white and emerald green. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • A Muslim man in Xuan Hung Cham ethnic village prays inside Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    A Muslim man in Xuan Hung Cham ethnic village prays inside Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Cham ethnic children play on the mosque's ground. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Cham ethnic children play on the mosque's ground. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque in Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    Masjid Nourul Ehsaan mosque in Xuan Loc district, Dong Nai province. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The mosque has small, symmetrical windows under the onion dome to get light from outside. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The mosque has small, symmetrical windows under the onion dome to get light from outside. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
Masjid Nourul Ehsaan is the second largest mosque in Vietnam. It is not only a place of worship for Muslims of the ethnic Cham, but also an interesting cultural and tourist place in Dong Nai province. Built in 2006 in Xuan Hung commune, Xuan Loc district, Masjid Nourul Ehsaan has typical Muslim architecture with domed structures. The rectangular-shaped mosque in white and blueish green faces west, in the direction of Mecca, which Muslims are supposed to face while performing their prayers. The mosque has four pointed towers at the four corners of its roof. In the middle on the top of the mosque is a minaret crowned with an onion dome. On the top of the minaret is a crescent moon and a five-pointed star, the symbol of Muslim. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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