Jinan Great Southern Mosque

Jinan Great Southern Mosque
Jinan Great Southern Mosque
济南清真南大寺
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Mosque
Status	Active
Location
Location	Jinan, Shandong
Country	China
	Location of the mosque in Shandong
	Interactive map of Jinan Great Southern Mosque
Coordinates	36°39′31″N 117°0′13″E / 36.65861°N 117.00361°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Chinese
Completed	1295 CE (original); 1436 and 1492 CE (expansion);
Specifications
Interior area	2,830 m2 (30,500 sq ft)
Site area	6,630 m2 (71,400 sq ft)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	济南清真南大寺
Traditional Chinese	濟南清真南大寺
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Jìnán Qīngzhēn Nándàsì

The Jinan Great Southern Mosque (simplified Chinese: 济南清真南大寺; traditional Chinese: 濟南清真南大寺; pinyin: Jìnán Qīngzhēn Nándàsì) is a mosque located in Lixia District in the city of Jinan, in the Shandong province of China. It was established in 1295 CE, during the Yuan dynasty. Most of the present structures were erected between 1436 and 1492, during the Ming dynasty. The mosque form is laid out similar to a Chinese temple into which the elements needed for its function as a mosque have been integrated. The mosque is located to the west of the historical city center and the Baotu Spring Park. Its location is at the southern entrance to Jinan's Muslim quarter (Huimin Xiaoqu).