Altyn Mosque
Also known as: Altyn Mosque
mosque in China
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The Altyn Mosque is a mosque in Yarkand, known in Chinese as Shache, in Yarkant County within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. It is noted for its painted ceilings. Its sahn contains the tomb of Amannisa Khan (1526–60), a poet who was the wife of one of the local khans. Beyond the mosque lies a cemetery with the Tombs of the Yarkand Khans, which is listed as a major cultural heritage site in China.
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The Altyn Mosque (simplified Chinese: 阿尔丁清真寺; traditional Chinese: 阿爾丁清真寺; pinyin: Ā'ěrdīng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Yarkand in Yarkant County, in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China.
It is noted for its painted ceilings and the tomb of the poet Amannisa Khan (1526–60) which is in its sahn. She was the wife of one of the local Khans.
Beyond the mosque is a cemetery housing the Tombs of the Yarkand Khans, listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altyn_Mosque
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Altyn
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt%C4%B1n_Camii