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Fangcheng Dongguan Mosque

方城县东关清真寺
📍 Nanyang · Fangcheng County 🏛️ Ming dynasty

📜 About & history

Fangcheng Dongguan Mosque, in the Dongguan (east gate) quarter of Fangcheng County, Henan, was founded in the Ming dynasty, rebuilt in the Qing Guangxu era and later given a moon-watching tower. It covers about 6.7 mu, with a classical Chinese prayer hall of 200 square metres, and recovered its endowment land after religious policy was restored. Its congregation of 475 Hui households (2,700 people) follows the Qadim school, with three imams, ten students and 17 trustees and elders; the imam is Li Ziming and the trustee Jin Hengshan.

📍 Address

Dongguan, Fangcheng County, Henan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河南省方城县东关
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