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Magang Mosque (Gushi)

马堽清真寺
📍 Xinyang · Gushi County 🏛️ 647 (traditional)

📜 About & history

Magang Mosque is in the Nandaqiao group of Xuzhai Village, Magangji Township, Gushi County. Its founding is recorded as the 21st year of the Tang Zhenguan era (647); it covers more than 1,000 square metres and is one of the thirteen mosque congregations of Gushi. Restored many times, it keeps six historic steles, including zakat and rebuilding steles of 1746 and 1820, a rebuilding stele of 1776 and a merit stele of 1922. It was rebuilt in 1992 with support from the local government and Hui community and has a prayer hall, imam's quarters and ablution rooms. Imam Wang Zixue was appointed in 2006.

📍 Address

Nandaqiao Group, Xuzhai Village, Magangji Township, Gushi County, Henan
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 河南省固始县马堽集乡徐寨村南大桥村民组
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