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Beytulla Mosque

The Beytulla Mosque, officially the Yining Jiefang South Road Mosque, is the largest mosque in Yining, the capital of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Its construction was financed by the imperial court of the Qing dynasty and completed in 1773.

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Beytulla Mosque
  • بەيتۇللاھ مەسچىتى (Uyghur)
  • 拜图拉清真寺 (Chinese)
The Beytulla Mosque in 2025
Religion
AffiliationIslam
StatusActive
Location
LocationYining, Xinjiang
CountryChina
Location of the mosque in Northern Xinjiang (Dzungaria)
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Beytulla Mosque (Xinjiang)
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Map
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Coordinates43°54′41″N 81°19′13″E / 43.91139°N 81.32028°E / 43.91139; 81.32028
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed1773 CE
Uyghur name
Uyghurبەيتۇللاھ مەسچىتى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiBeytullah Meschiti
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese拜图拉清真寺
Traditional Chinese拜圖拉清真寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBàitúlā Qīngzhēnsì
Official Chinese name
Simplified Chinese伊宁市解放南路清真寺
Traditional Chinese伊寧市解放南路清真寺
Literal meaningYining City Liberation South Road Mosque
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīníng shì Jiěfàng nán lù Qīngzhēnsì

The Beytulla Mosque,ab officially the Yining Jiefang South Road Mosque,c is the largest mosque in Yining, the capital of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.1 Its construction was financed by the imperial court of the Qing dynasty and completed in 1773.23

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Notes

  1. Also transliterated as Baitula, Baitullah or Beytullah.
  3. Chinese: 伊宁市解放南路清真寺; pinyin: Yīníng shì Jiěfàng nán lù Qīngzhēnsì
References

References

  1. Wong, Chuen-Fung (25 July 2018). "Uyghur Folk Singing and the Rural Musical Place in Northwest China". In Leung, Bo-Wah (ed.). Traditional Musics in the Modern World: Transmission, Evolution, and Challenges. Springer Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-3-319-91599-9. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. Yang, Guiping (2012). Islamic Art in China. China Intercontinental Press. p. 104. ISBN 978-7-5085-2439-9. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. Melton, J. Gordon (15 January 2014). Faiths across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 719. ISBN 979-8-216-08306-1. Retrieved 26 October 2025.