Id Kah Mosque
| Id Kah Mosque | |||||||
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The Id Kah Mosque in 2023 | |||||||
| Religion | |||||||
| Affiliation | Islam | ||||||
| Status | Active as a tourist site; closed to worship except for elderly worshipers on select days. | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Location | Kashgar, Xinjiang | ||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
Location of the mosque in Xinjiang | |||||||
Interactive map of Id Kah Mosque | |||||||
| Coordinates | 39°28′20″N 75°59′03″E / 39.47227°N 75.984106°E | ||||||
| Architecture | |||||||
| Architect | Saqsiz Mirza | ||||||
| Type | Mosque | ||||||
| Style | Ming | ||||||
| Completed | 1442 CE | ||||||
| Specifications | |||||||
| Capacity | 20,000 worshipers | ||||||
| Length | 120 m (390 ft) | ||||||
| Width | 140 m (460 ft) | ||||||
| Interior area | 16,800 m2 (181,000 sq ft) | ||||||
| Minaret | 3 | ||||||
| Minaret height | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||
| Official name | Id Kah Mosque 艾提尕尔清真寺 | ||||||
| Type | Cultural | ||||||
| Criteria | Religion | ||||||
| Designated | 25 June 2001 | ||||||
| Reference no. | 5-0440-3-246 | ||||||
| Uyghur name | |||||||
| Uyghur | ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 艾提尕尔清真寺 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 艾提尕爾清真寺 | ||||||
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The Id Kah Mosque (Uyghur: ھېيتگاھ مەسچىتى, romanized: Hëytgah Meschiti; Chinese: 艾提尕尔清真寺; pinyin: Àitígǎ'ěr Qīngzhēnsì; derived from Persian: عیدگاه, romanized: Eidgāh, lit. 'Place of Festivities') is a mosque in Kashgar, in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. With the capacity of 20,000 worshipers inside the mosque and its sahn, it is the largest mosque in China.
Completed in the 15th century with subsequent renovations, during the 20th and 21st centuries the mosque was a key focal point for civil unrest centered on the Uyghurs, including the Xinjiang conflict and ongoing human rights abuses. The mosque has been mostly closed for worship since 2016 due to Chinese authorities' attempts to limit religious extremism and terrorism. It is only open to elderly worshipers on select holy days. As of March 2023, the mosque remained closed for worship, although it is open to tourists.