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Dunhuang Mosque

敦煌清真寺
📍 Dunhuang · Shazhou Town 🏛️ Ming dynasty

📜 About & history

Dunhuang Mosque is on Shaliang Lane, Shazhou Town, Dunhuang, Gansu. Founded in the Ming dynasty, it was rebuilt in 1917 and again in 1933 at Dashaliang in the south-east of the city; its prayer hall was damaged in the Cultural Revolution and rebuilt in 1983. The mosque covers 2,531 square metres with 791 square metres of buildings: a 192-square-metre prayer hall, ten side rooms and a two-storey, 12-metre minaret. An Islamic cultural centre of over 300 square metres was completed in 2017.

📍 Address

Shaliang Lane, Shazhou Town, Dunhuang, Gansu
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 甘肃省敦煌市沙州镇沙梁巷
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🚇 How to reach the mosque

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From downtown

In central Dunhuang, under 2 km (straight-line) from the city centre.