Chinese mosques

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This is a list of mosques in China.

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A mosque (Arabic: مسجد masjid) is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. The first mosque in China was the Great Mosque of Xian, or the Xian Mosque, which was built during the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century C.E.

Most mosques have certain aspects in common with each other however as with other regions Chinese Islamic architecture reflects the local architecture in its style. China is renowned for its beautiful mosques, which resemble temples. However in western China the mosques resemble those of Iran and Central Asia, with tall, slender minarets, curvy arches and dome shaped roofs, as well as the unique multi-layered portals. In northwest China where the Chinese Hui have built their mosques, there is a combination of eastern and western styles. The mosques have flared Buddhist style roofs set in walled courtyards entered through archways with miniature domes and minarets (see Beytullah Mosque). ^[1]

1 Famous mosques in China
2 Mosques in China
3 References
4 See also

Famous mosques in China

Name	City	Year	Remark
Niujie Mosque	Beijing	996	^[2]
Huaisheng Mosque	Guangzhou		^[3]
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre	Kowloon, Hong Kong	1896
Id Kah Mosque	Kashgar, Xinjiang	1442	^[4]
Great Mosque of Xi'an	Xi'an, Shaanxi	~700	^[5]

There are over 45,000 mosques in China today. ^[6]^[7]^[8]Gallery of Chinese mosques on Flickr:^[9]

Mosques in China

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Id Khar Mosque	Harbin Mosque	A mosque in Kashgar	A Mosque in Khotan
A Mosque in Khotan	A Mosque in Khotan	A Mosque in Khotan	Mosque in Quanzhou
Upal Mosque	A Mosque in Yarkand	A Mosque in Yarkand	A new Mosque in Lhasa
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre	Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre	Great Mosque of Xi'an	Niujie Mosque in Beijing
Emin minaret of Turpan	Apakh Hoja tomb	A street in Hohhot with many mosques	The chief Taranchi mosque in Yining in 1882