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Shaanxi Great Mosque, Yining 伊宁陕西大寺Yīníng Shǎnxī Dàsì
National heritage site · Ili, Xinjiang
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ili
- Region
- Xinjiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shaanxi Great Mosque, Yining
The largest mosque among the nine Qing-era towns of Ili, founded in the mid-18th century by Hui settlers from Shaanxi and Gansu and brought to its present size by 1781. It is built in Chinese style, with a pagoda-like minaret and a prayer hall under tiled roofs, and some of its tiles and carved bricks were carried from Shaanxi. It stands inside the Ili Old Town tourist area.
How to get to Shaanxi Great Mosque, Yining
On Xinhua East Road in the old town of Yining, inside the Ili Old Town (Kazanqi) tourist area.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Ili Old Town (Kazanqi) 伊犁老城 (under 10 km), Baitulla Mosque Minaret 拜吐拉清真寺宣礼塔 (under 10 km), Former Political and Cultural Centre of the Three Districts Revolutionary Government 三区革命政府政治文化活动中心旧址 (under 10 km), Liuxing Street 六星街 (under 10 km), Ili River Scenic Area 伊犁河风景区 (under 10 km), Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Museum 伊犁州博物馆 (under 10 km).
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