Cham villages on the Hau Làng Chăm Châu Phong và Đa Phước
Two Cham villages on the Hậu
Cham villages on the Hậu: visit a mosque and the looms in a half day with the fish rafts. Châu Phong holds Mubarak, Jamiul Azhar, and Nia’mah. Đa Phước holds Ihsan and Sunnah. Weaving in Châu Phong is national intangible heritage, recorded with lifecycle rituals at the end of 2023. Come in daylight for the buildings and the cloth.
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The gate of Jamiul Azhar in Châu Phong
Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cross the Hậu to Châu Phong and Đa Phước. Châu Phong was in the town of Tân Châu, and Đa Phước was in An Phú. Châu Giang sits beside Châu Phong, on two islets across the river. Mubarak is in Châu Phong, a national-level architectural monument.
Photo: dalbera from Paris, France · CC BY 2.0
Walk the stilt houses and the boardwalks, and watch the weaving. The weaving in Châu Phong is national intangible cultural heritage, recorded with lifecycle rituals at the end of 2023. Veils and sarongs are part of the dress, and prayers run five times a day. Bánh bò Chăm, cooked under a hot clay lid, belongs with this visit.
The white gate with green trim is Jamiul Azhar in Châu Phong. The blue-and-white mosque stands in Đa Phước, on the right bank of the Hậu opposite town, with Ihsan and Sunnah. Come in daylight for the cloth and the buildings.
Getting there and around
By boat or by road from the Châu Đốc bank. The colored rafts link the town to both villages.
From the fish-raft village
By boat. The rafts link Châu Phong and Đa Phước.
From the Châu Đốc riverbank
By boat or road.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival. Come in daylight for the weaving and the buildings.
- Closed
Check the board on arrival. Come in daylight. Prayer times are for worship, not a visitor timetable.
- Admission
Check on arrival.
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