Dunhuang Mosque, Islamic prayer center in Dunhuang, China.
Dunhuang Mosque is a prayer house in the Chinese city of Dunhuang with a main hall facing east and two side halls on either side. The building includes a two-story addition at the back that provides accommodation space.
The mosque was first built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1917. In 1933 it was rebuilt again at its present site on Shaliang Lane in the Shazhou town area. The main hall was damaged during the Cultural Revolution and reconstructed in 1983; a 300-square-metre Islamic cultural centre was added in 2017.
The mosque stands in Shaliang Lane, Shazhou Town, and its name is given in Chinese as Dunhuang Qingzhensi. In 2017 a 300-square-metre Islamic cultural centre was added to the site, alongside the prayer halls that serve the local Muslim community.
The mosque stands in Shaliang Lane, Shazhou Town, in Dunhuang. Its grounds cover 2,531 square metres, with 791 square metres built over, and a 12-metre, two-storey minaret rises on the site. The main hall faces east, with the north and south sides closed toward it.
The mosque's minaret is a two-storey tower reaching 12 metres, and the site covers 2,531 square metres with 791 square metres of built floor area. The main hall alone measures 192 square metres. The complex also gained an Islamic cultural centre of over 300 square metres in 2017.
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