Najiaying Mosque
Coordinates: 24°10′42.4″N 102°44′06.3″E / 24.178444°N 102.735083°E
| Najiaying Mosque 纳家营清真寺 | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Tonghai, Yuxi, Yunnan, China |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
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| Capacity |
3,000 (new building) 800 (old building) |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 4 |
| Minaret height | 72.4 meters |
The Najiaying Mosque (Chinese: 纳家营清真寺; pinyin: Nàjiāyíng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Tonghai County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China.[1]
History
The mosque was originally built in 1370. Over the past 600 years, the mosque had been expanded several times. In 2001, a new mosque building was constructed.
Architecture
The new mosque building consists of four floors, four minarets and one dome. The hall occupies an area of 10,000 m2. The towers are 72.4 meters in height. The second floor can accommodate 3,000 worshipers. The old building uses a traditional Chinese style, and since has been used as a mosque for women which can hold up to 800 worshipers.
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