THÁNH ĐƯỜNG CỦA NGƯỜI CHĂM ISLAM Ở TỈNH AN GIANG DƯỚI GÓC NHÌN ĐỊA LÍ

Abstract

The mosque has a vital position in the picture of material culture and the system of tourist destinations in the Mekong Delta. Fully understanding the mosque is important in marketing and promoting ethnic culture. With document analysis, field observation, and exchange/conversation with local people, the contents of distribution, features, functions, architecture and decoration, tourism exploitation capacity of An Giang Cham Islam people mosques are clarified from the perspective of Geography. The research results show that the mosques of the Cham Islam people are distributed in nine commune-levels based on administrative units of An Giang province. The elements are color, decoration, and architecture. The mosque plays an important role in the religion, belief, culture, and society of the Cham people. Thanks to the unique architecture, decorative arts, and religious activities, many tourists visit the mosque of Cham Islam.