Great Mosque of Hohhot
| Great Mosque of Hohhot | |
|---|---|
呼和浩特清真大寺 | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Branch/tradition | Sunni |
| Location | |
| Location | No. 28, Tongdao South Road, Huimin, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
  Inner Mongolia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°48′34.8″N 111°39′20.0″E / 40.809667°N 111.655556°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Chinese, Arabic |
| Completed | 1693 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 15 m |
| Site area | 4,000 m2 |
The Great Mosque of Hohhot (Chinese: 呼和浩特清真大寺; pinyin: Hūhé Hàotè Qīngzhēndàsì) is a mosque in Huimin District, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. It is the oldest and largest mosque in Inner Mongolia.[1]
History
[edit]The mosque was constructed in 1693 by the Hui people. It was then renovated in 1789 and 1923.[2]
Architecture
[edit]The mosque was designed using Sino-Islamic architecture and built with black bricks. It covers an area of 4,000 m2. It has one minaret with a height of 15 meters and a public bath.[2]
The mosque houses a lecture hall and a prayer hall. The mosque contains a notable four-story tower.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Great Mosque of Hohhot". ForeignerCN.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Hohhot Great Mosque". Muslim2China. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Sun, Dazhang; Qiu, Yulan (2015). Islamic Buildings: The Architecture of Islamic Mosques in China. CN Times Books. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-62774-019-7.
External links
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