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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Masjid Hohhot - Mongolia

Masjid Hohhot
Hohhot
Mongolia

Hohhot Mosque (Qingzhen Si) is a Chinese-style mosque located at the old north gate of the town of Hohhot (which is Mongolian for "green city"). It was founded in the 18th Century and restored in 1933. The Islamic community numbers about 20,000. In addition to the Main Hall the mosque has a Moslem bath. The mosque houses 30 volumes of the Koran in Arabic which are two hundred years old. The minaret has a small pavilion on the top of it.

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