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Great Mosque of Hohhot 呼和浩特清真大寺Hūhéhàotè Qīngzhēn Dàsì
National heritage site · Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
- Time needed
- 30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hohhot
- Region
- Inner Mongolia
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Great Mosque of Hohhot
The Great Mosque of Hohhot, founded in 1693 by Hui Muslims, is regarded as the oldest and largest mosque in Inner Mongolia and is an active place of worship. Its black-brick halls follow traditional Chinese building styles with Islamic decoration around two courtyards, with a prayer hall, two lecture halls, a washing room and a moon-viewing tower added in 1939. The mosque holds a handwritten Arabic Quran in 30 volumes and seven stone tablets from the Qing dynasty and later.
How to get to Great Mosque of Hohhot
It is in the old town in Huimin District on Tongdao South Street, a short walk from the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hohhot 呼和浩特天主教堂 (under 10 km), Dashengkui Museum Cluster 大盛魁博物馆集群 (under 10 km), Xilitu Zhao 席力图召 (under 10 km), Ulanhu Memorial Hall 乌兰夫纪念馆 (under 10 km), Dazhao Temple 大召 (under 10 km), Five Pagoda Temple, Hohhot 五塔寺 (under 10 km).
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