An-Nur Tongkang Mosque

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.

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
Architecture
Typemosque
FounderMuksin
Date established18 February 2018
Completed2017
Construction costNT$6,400,000
Capacity120 worshipers

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. 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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