Great Mosque of Hohhot

Great Mosque of Hohhot
呼和浩特清真大寺
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
Location28 Tongdao South Road, Huimin, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
CountryChina
Great Mosque of Hohhot is located in Inner Mongolia
Great Mosque of Hohhot
Location of the mosque
in Inner Mongolia
Map
Interactive map of Great Mosque of Hohhot
Coordinates40°48′34.8″N 111°39′20.0″E / 40.809667°N 111.655556°E / 40.809667; 111.655556
Architecture
TypeMosque
Style
Completed1693 CE
Specifications
Minaret1
Minaret height15 m (49 ft)
Site area4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft)
MaterialsBlack bricks
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese呼和浩特清真大寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHūhé Hàotè Qīngzhēndàsì

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, in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China. It is the oldest and largest mosque in Inner Mongolia.[1]

History

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

Architecture

The mosque was designed using Sino-Islamic architecture and built with black bricks. It covers 4,000 square metres (43,000 sq ft) and has a 15-metre-high (49 ft) minaret and a wudu.[2]

The mosque houses a lecture hall and a prayer hall. The mosque contains a notable four-story tower.[3]

See also

References

  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.