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Minxian West Grand Mosque

岷县清真西大寺
📍 Dingxi · Min County 🏛️ 1942

📜 About & history

Minxian West Grand Mosque is on Qingnian Street, Chengguan Town, Min County, Gansu, just west of the old county town and about 3 li (1.5 km) north-west of the South Grand Mosque. Built in 1942, it was enlarged in 1981 and rebuilt in 1991. Its carpeted prayer hall, with soaring upturned eaves, covers 1,004 square metres. It serves 347 Hui households (1,726 people) of the Yihewani tradition, holds a large collection of scriptures, has published the Chinese book "Knowledge of Islamic Faith", and teaches 45 resident students. A former imam, Hajji Ding Zhenbang, made the pilgrimage to Mecca in 1933.

🕌 Prayer & visiting

TraditionYihewani

📍 Address

Qingnian Street, Chengguan Town, Min County, Gansu
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 甘肃省岷县城关镇青年街
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