Id Kah Mosque

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This is a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang Proovince.  Xinjiang is a home  to a number of ethnic groups, Han, Kazakhs, Tajiks, Hui, Uyghur, etc. Some ethnic groups religion are influenced by Islam, so there are these types of architecture. This is the largest mosque in China, and it is also the a place that people would visit when they go to Kashgar. Kashgar is the westernmost city in China, in there, you can experience more about the local culture. We always say, if you go to Xinjiang, you must go to Kashgar, otherwise it won’t count. This shows the importance of this city to Xinjiang. The mosque was built by Saqiz Mizra and covers 16800 square meters, it can house nearly 10000 worshipers.

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