Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque

The Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque was, until 2018, the oldest mosque in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It was situated 7 km north of the centre of the city.

Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque
Nur ul-Ihsan Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
Location Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Geographic coordinates11°37′49.79″N 104°54′13.21″E
Architecture
Date established1813
Demolished2018
Minaret(s)1

It was built in 1813[1] by the Cham community. It survived the Khmer rouge regime which transformed it into a pigsty.[2]

In 2018 it has been destroyed and replaced by a mosque called the KM7 Mosque, a Middle Eastern design financed by a donation from Kuwait.[3]

References
  1. https://cityseeker.com/phnom-penh/297154-nur-ul-ihsan-mosque
  2. http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2760768-nur_ul_ihsan_mosque_phnom_penh-i
  3. Widyono, Benny (2007). Dancing in the Shadows: Sihanouk , the Khmer Rouge, and the United Nations in Cambodia. pp. xvii.
Mosque KM7 remplacing the historical mosque.
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