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Burma: Calligrapher working on the mihrab (prayer niche indicating the direction of Mecca), Panthay Mosque, Tachilek, Shan State, eastern Burma

Burma: Calligrapher working on the mihrab (prayer niche indicating the direction of Mecca), Panthay Mosque, Tachilek, Shan State, eastern Burma

Almost every town in Burma with a Panthay population has its 'Panthay Balee' or Chinese Muslim mosque. Some of the more important are in Rangoon, Taunggyi, Mogok, Myitkyina, and Lashio.






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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

David Henley

Credit:

Pictures From Asia

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