IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation
0
Donate
Follow
EN
TRY
Close
  • Who are we
  • What we do
  • What can you do
  • Login
IHH Builds Vietnam’s Biggest Mosque
Kahramanlar Rahmet Mosque which is sponsored by businessman Talip Kahraman and Kahraman family and built by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation opened with a ceremony in Vietnam. The mosque is the biggest mosque to date in the country.
Vietnam 19.05.2017

In addition to its relief efforts IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation builds permanent places that will provide a means of hope to the local people. In this regard the foundation is building mosques and madrasas in various regions where local Muslim communities are deprived of these facilities. Lately one of them, Kahramanlar Rahmet mosque opened in Vietnam followed by an opening ceremony.

dis2.jpg

Sponsored by Talip Kahraman, a charitable businessman based in Istanbul and built by IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation in An Giang region of Chau Doc city in Vietnam the opening ceremony of the mosque was attended by 15.000 Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam.

IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Foreign Affairs unit manager Hasan Aynaci said that they have developed this mosque project following a field trip to Vietnam in 2014 after they have observed that local Muslim community needs a mosque in this region. “After completing the technical analysis of the project we have realized it thanks to the generous support of our donor Talip Kahraman,” he said.

hasan.jpg

200.000 People Will Be Able to Pray

Aynaci explained that the mosque, which is the biggest ever IHH built in Vietnam, took about a year to be completed. He noted that the mosque stands on the place of a 60-year old mosque which was demolished and reconstructed on a bigger scale that will now accommodate 200.000-congregation.

Aynacı said, "We are very happy to open this mosque which opened with the attendance of 15.000 people with great enthusiasm. Muslims from various regions of Vietnam and Cambodia also came in to participate in the opening ceremony. We were very glad to hear that the participants expressed their respect and love for Turkey," he said.

Aynacı noted that IHH will continue its aid efforts in Vietnam and carry on projects like mosque, school, and education centre in order to support local Muslim community in Vietnam.

ic.jpg

Related news
View all
IHH delivers 3,000 food packages for Palestinian families in Syria
IHH delivers 3,000 food packages for Palestinian families in Syria
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has delivered 3,000 food packages to Palestinian families in Damascus, Aleppo, Daraa and Latakia as part of its 2025 Ramadan activities.
05.03.2025
Winter support for 97,598 people in Syria
Winter support for 97,598 people in Syria
IHH humanitarian relief foundation distributed aid supplies to thousands of families in North Syria as part of its ‘Goodness Withstands the Cold’ campaign.
01.03.2025
575,000 loaves of bread for families in Mount Turkmen
575,000 loaves of bread for families in Mount Turkmen
IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has distributed 575,000 loaves of bread to families living in the villages on Mount Turkmen in the rural areas of Syria’s Latakia province in the past month.
19.02.2025