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300-Year Mosque or Vadialhusen Mosque This is located at Ban
Talomano,Tambon Lubosawo, 25 kms. north of Narathiwat or 4 kms. from
Amphoe Bacho on Highway No. 42. The whole wood building of the
Thai-Chinese-Malay architecture is still seen in its old form although
it has been reconstructed.
Instead of using nails and screws, the whole
mosque was traditionally built using old building tools such as
Malarbar ironwood (a local timber known as Mai Takien) and wooden bolts
and pins. The 26 wooden poles are 10x10 inches, the floor is two inches
thick and window shutters are of solid wood boards. The mosque itself
consists of two adjacent buildings built in a mixture of local Thai,
Chinese, and Malay architectural styles. The most prominent feature is
the buildings three-tiered roof where the Imam prays. The top tier
features a dome constructed in the Chinese pavilion style. In the past,
it functioned as the minaret or tower where people were called from at
prayer times. Visitors can see the building from the surrounding area,
however, those wishing to see the interior are are required to receive
permission from the village Imam.
Next to the mosque is a Muslim graveyard. Rocks
decorating the grave of deceased males will be round, while those for
females would be half buried, with only half of the rock visible above
ground.
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