Sittwe Jama Mosque
| Sittwe Jama Mosque | |
|---|---|
_State_-_Myanmar_(Burma)_(12232183096).jpg) Sittwe Jama Mosque | |
  Location in Myanmar | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Sittwe, Rakhine State |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Established | 1859 |
The Sittwe Jama Mosque, also known as Akyab Jama Mosque is a mosque located in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar.
History
[edit]The mosque is estimated to have been built around 1859 by Mohammad Baqsh and Ilahi Jan who were brothers, making it more than 160 years old.[1][2][3]
The mosque was closed in 2012 following communal riots.[4][5][6]
Current condition
[edit]The mosque building remains standing but reportedly without active large‑scale worship services, due to displacement of Muslims in the area.[7][8]
Gallery
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Front view
Minaret
Akyab Mosque in 1945
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Sittwe City Mosque needs to be preserved". Narinjara. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "နှစ်ပေါင်း ၁၆၀ သက်တမ်းရှိ စစ်တွေမြို့မှ အကြီးဆုံး မွတ်ဆလင်ဝတ်ပြုဗလီ ပျက်စီးသွားမည်အရေးနှင့် ကြုံနေရ". Arakan News. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rohingya Demand to Pray at Their Historic Mosque in Sittwe, Myanmar Authorities Refuse". Arakan News Agency. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Temporary committee formed to open mosques". Burma News International. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Religious Lands in Sittwe Repurposed for Sports and Business by the Military". Rohingya Khobor. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Myanmar's Muslims Organize to Press Government to Reopen Shuttered Mosques". RFA. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rohingya Crisis: Rakhine's Fallen Mosques". Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Inside Sittwe, the Point of No Return for Burma's Displaced Rohingya". Vice. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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