There are 4,037 mosques in Thailand as of March 2022. The
Southern region has the most number of mosques in the kingdom with 3,403 mosques or roughly 85% of all mosques. In terms of
provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
;
Pattani Province
Pattani (, ; , , , ; ) is one of the southern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are (from southeast clockwise) Narathiwat, Yala, and Songkhla. Its capital is the town of Pattani.
Geography
Pattani is on the Malay Peninsula, wi ...
has the biggest share at 720 mosques, followed by
Narathiwat Province with 679 mosques, and
Yala Province with 519 mosques, whilst the capital city,
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
, has 187 mosques.
The lists below are some notable mosques in Thailand by regions:
Bangkok
Central
Northern
Northeastern
Southern
See also
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Islam in Thailand
Islam is a minority faith in Thailand, with statistics in 2006, suggesting 4.9% of the population are Muslim.[Lists of mosques
Lists of mosques cover mosques, places of worship for Muslims. These lists are primarily arranged by continent, with the exception of lists for the largest, tallest, and oldest mosques.
Asia
* List of mosques in Asia
** List of mosques in Afghani ...]
References
{{List of mosques
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
Mosques
A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard.
Originally, mosques were simple p ...