An-Nur Tongkang Mosque | |
Native Name: | 東港清真寺 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Map Type: | Pingtung County |
Map Size: | 220px |
Religious Affiliation: | Islam |
Location: | No. 115, Xingyu Street, Donggang, Pingtung County, Taiwan |
Tradition: | Sunni |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Founded By: | Muksin |
Established: | 18 February 2018 |
Year Completed: | 2017 |
Construction Cost: | NT$6,400,000 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Capacity: | 120 worshipers |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The An-Nur Tongkang Mosque 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.
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]
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]