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Chifeng North Great Mosque 赤峰清真北大寺Chìfēng Qīngzhēn Běi Dàsì
National heritage site · Chifeng, Inner Mongolia
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Chifeng
- Region
- Inner Mongolia
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Chifeng North Great Mosque
Founded in 1739 and rebuilt between 1742 and 1747, this is regarded as the largest and oldest mosque in the Chifeng area, and it was listed nationally in 2013. It follows a Chinese courtyard plan on a central axis, with a gate, side halls and a prayer hall, and a two-storey hexagonal minaret pavilion about 30 metres high rising behind the prayer hall. Carved brick, stone and wood decoration includes Arabic inscriptions and geometric and plant patterns.
How to get to Chifeng North Great Mosque
In Hongshan District in central Chifeng; it is a working mosque.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Hongshan Sites 红山遗址群 (under 10 km), Chifeng Museum 赤峰博物馆 (under 10 km), Erdaojingzi Site and Museum 二道井子遗址 (10 km).
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