Nanning Mosque

Nanning Mosque
南宁清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	25 Xinhua Street, Xingning, Nanning, Guangxi
Country	China
Location of the mosque in Guangxi
Coordinates	22.81779°N 108.31418°E / 22.81779; 108.31418
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Specifications
Capacity	200 worshippers
Interior area	1,890 m2 (20,300 sq ft)
Dome	1
Minaret	2
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	南宁清真寺
Traditional Chinese	南寧清真寺
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánníng Qīngzhēnsì

The Nanning Mosque (simplified Chinese: 南宁清真寺; traditional Chinese: 南寧清真寺; pinyin: Nánníng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Xingning District, Nanning City, in the Guangxi autonomous region of China.

History

The mosque was built between 1644 and 1661, during the reign of the Qing dynasty Shunzhi Emperor. In 1717, the mosque was relocated to its current location. The mosque was closed and destroyed during the Cultural Revolution in 1966–1976 and was rebuilt in 1981.

Architecture

The mosque is a three-story building which covers 1,890 square metres (20,300 sq ft) which can accommodate approximately 200 worshipers. It has Islamic style with conical roof and arch-style doors and windows. The first floor is used for restaurant area. The second floor is used for meeting room, office room and dormitory room. The third floor is the prayer hall.

See also

• Islam in China
• List of mosques in China

External links

Media related to Nanning Mosque at Wikimedia Commons