Altyn Mosque

Altyn Mosque
阿尔丁清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Yarkant, Xinjiang
Country	China
Location of the mosque in Xinjiang
Geographic coordinates	38°24′57″N 77°15′16″E / 38.41583°N 77.25444°E / 38.41583; 77.25444
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Minaret	1
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	阿尔丁清真寺
Traditional Chinese	阿爾丁清真寺
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ā'ěrdīng Qīngzhēnsì
Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection
Official name	Tombs of the Yarkand Khans 叶尔羌汗国王陵
Type	Cultural
Criteria	Religion
Reference no.	6-295

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,^[1][2] listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.

Gallery

• 
  The minaret
• 
  Mosque detail, in 2015

See also

• China portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in China
• List of mosques in China
• List of Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Xinjiang

References

1. China. Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 515.
2. "Yarkand Cemetery". ArchNet.org. n.d. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012.

External links

• Media related to Altyn Mosque at Wikimedia Commons