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Houjie Mosque

mosque in Gansu

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Houjie Mosque stands in Qinzhou District of Tianshui, in China's Gansu Province. Its Chinese name is 后街清真寺, and it is also known in English as the Tianshui Backstreet Mosque. According to its address record, it lies on Chengji Avenue in Zhongcheng Subdistrict. Its history goes back to the time of the Mongol dynasty. The mosque is designated a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

History

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The mosque's history is said to reach back to the Mongol dynasty period. In 2006 it was entered on the list of national monuments of the People's Republic of China (listing 6-796).

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The Houjie Mosque (simplified Chinese: 后街清真寺; traditional Chinese: 後街清真寺; pinyin: Hòujiē Qīngzhēnsì) or Black Street Mosque is a mosque in Qinzhou District, Tianshui City, Gansu, China.

In 2006 the mosque was listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.

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