Travelingmaven

2018-02-01 14:12:20

The courtyard entrance to this minaret built in 1778 in honor of Emin Khoja can hold 1,000 people. The figured brick minaret itself is supposed to be the tallest in all of China. The interior of the mosque is simple, supposedly reflecting local Uighur style, and off-limits to locals except on Muslim Holy Days (and, I believe on Fridays). To the back and sides is a graveyard.

Batikh

2018-01-04 15:12:40

The minaret is very neat considering it is original and all brick but you can no longer climb up it. The attached mosque is newer and not that impressive. Stop by for a photo, sunset behind it is excellent.

psychokat

2018-02-17 06:48:41

A simple mosque built in the traditional brick style. Definitely not worth going inside. Plus the minaret is not open to go up the top instead they have made a tower nearby from where you can see the mosque and the surrounding views. The site is slightly abandoned with vines overgrowing and blocking the path at the back of the mosque. No worries about what you wear. No need to cover arms etc if a woman.

EastMeetsWeston

2018-03-26 13:55:23

The middle-eastern style construction of the minaret is beautiful, but seeing it from the outside is the best. If I went again, I wouldn't pay to go inside, but rather take a picture with the tower in the background behind me.

FrenchTraveler001

2018-03-20 09:22:00

This is an OK place, not too much destroyed by commercial tourism. The minaret is not bad though I have seen better ones. The inside of the mosque is quite uninteresting, and very similar to any mosque in Xinjiang.