Great Mosque of Hohhot

Mosque in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China

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 / 40.809667; 111.655556
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

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The mosque was constructed in 1693 by the Hui people. It was then renovated in 1789 and 1923.[2]

## Architecture

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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

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* Islam in China
* List of mosques in China

## References

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1. ^ "Great Mosque of Hohhot". ForeignerCN.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
2. ^ a b "Hohhot Great Mosque". Muslim2China. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
3. ^ 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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* Media related to Great Mosque of Hohhot at Wikimedia Commons

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