The stark white Kechimalai Mosque stands on a headland at the sleepy southern fishing village of Beruwela in Sri Lanka. Built in 1024, it marks the spot where Moors first landed on the island. Beruwala Maradana Masjidul Abrar Jumma mosque a short distance away is the first mosque of Sri Lanka, built in 920
Kechimalai Mosque
Water for ritual ablutions at entrance
Preyer hall
The tomb of Ash-Shaikh Ashraff Waliullah in the mosque
The current Imam (seated) who invited me in to the mosque
A young Muslim priest reading the Holy Book in the shade of a coconut tree in front of Kechimalai mosque
Beach in front of Kechmalai mosque
Fisheries harbour next to Kechimalai mosque
Abrar Mosque
Abrar Mosque, renovated in the 1980s
The original Abrar Mosque
Prayer Hall
Barberyn Island
3.25 ha Barberyn Island is situated 0.8 km (0.50 mi) offshore from the mosque. It has a 34 m (112 ft) lighthouse built in 1889.
See earlier blog post “Barberyn…where the Moors First Landed.”
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Wow what lovely photos. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Same for you as well
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