Id Kah Mosque
Also known as: Id Kah Mosque
mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Key facts
- Built
- 1442
- Capacity
- 20,000 people
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Overview
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The Id Kah Mosque stands in the city of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Its name comes from the Persian word "Eidgāh", meaning a place of celebrations. In Uyghur it is called Héytgah Meschit, and in Chinese 艾提尕尔 (Àitígǎěr). It is described as the largest mosque in Xinjiang and one of the most influential in Central Asia. Our records give its capacity as about 20,000 worshippers. The mosque is designated a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.
History
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Our records give 1442 as the year of construction, and one source states that the mosque was built in the 15th century by Saqsiz Mirza.
Since 2001 the mosque has been listed among the national monuments of the People's Republic of China, under the number 5-440.
From Wikipedia
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, Xinjiang, China. With the capacity of 20,000 worshipers inside the mosque and its sahn, it is the largest mosque in China.
Completed in the 15th century with subsequent renovations, during the 20th and 21st centuries the mosque was a key focal point for civil unrest centered on the Uyghurs, including the Xinjiang conflict and ongoing human rights abuses. The mosque has been mostly closed for worship since 2016 due to Chinese authorities' attempts to limit religious extremism and terrorism. It is open to elderly worshipers on select holy days. As of 2026, the Id Kah Mosque is open to visitors for two hours each in the morning and afternoon every day.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D8%BA%D8%A7
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heytgah-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id_Kah_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%BA%D8%B1)
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Id_Kah
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Id_Kah
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%B4_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%85
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iydg%C3%A2h_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%DB%8C%D8%AF_%DA%AF%D8%A7%DB%81_%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%BA%D8%B1