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Id Kah Mosque

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Also known as Idgar Mosque, The Rtigar Mosque

mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China

Key facts

Affiliation
Islam
Status
Active as a tourist site; closed to worship except for elderly worshipers on select days.
Location
Kashgar , Xinjiang
Country
China
Architect
Saqsiz Mirza
Type
Mosque
Style
Ming
Completed
1442 CE
Capacity
20,000 worshipers
Length
120 m (390 ft)
Width
140 m (460 ft)
Interior area
16,800 m (181,000 sq ft)
Minaret height
18 m (59 ft)
Official name
Id Kah Mosque, 艾提尕尔清真寺
Criteria
Religion
Designated
25 June 2001
Reference no
5-0440-3-246
Uyghur
ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى ‎

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
mosque
Religion
Islam
Country
China
Located in
Kashgar
Area
16800
Founded by
China
Image
Hëytgah Mosque, Kashi (20230923100109).jpg
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Commons category
Id Kah Mosque
catalog code
440
native label
قەشقەر
inception
1442-00-00
architectural style
Islamic architecture
maximum capacity
20000
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Encyclopedic overview

Chinese name Simplified Chinese艾提尕尔清真寺 Traditional Chinese艾提尕爾清真寺

The Id Kah Mosque (Uyghur: ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى, romanized: Hëytgah Meschiti; Chinese: 艾提尕尔清真寺; pinyin: Àitígǎ'ěr Qīngzhēnsì; derived from Persian: عیدگاه, romanized: Eidgāh, lit. 'Place of Festivities') is a mosque in Kashgar, in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. With the capacity of 20,000 worshipers inside the mosque and its sahn, it is the largest mosque in China.

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