Jizhaoying Mosque

Jizhaoying Mosque
吉兆营清真寺
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationXuanwu, Nanjing, Jiangsu
CountryChina
Location of the mosque in Jiangsu
Interactive map of Jizhaoying Mosque
Coordinates32°3′8″N 118°47′8″E / 32.05222°N 118.78556°E / 32.05222; 118.78556
Architecture
ArchitectMa Xiaodong (1987)
TypeMosque
Completed
  • 1912 (rebuild?)
  • 1987 (current)
Site area815.1 m2 (8,774 sq ft)

The Jizhaoying Mosque (simplified Chinese: 吉兆营清真寺; traditional Chinese: 吉兆營清真寺; pinyin: Jízhàoyíng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, in the Jiangsu province of China.

Overview

The prayer hall of the mosque was rebuilt in 1912. In 1987, the mosque underwent renovation with funds raised by the Urban Islamic Association in Nanjing.[1]

The current 1987 building of the mosque was designed by Ma Xiaodong.[2] The mosque complex covers an area of 815.1 square metres (8,774 sq ft).[1] It has a total of four floors and includes a guardroom, kitchen, meeting hall, restroom, main prayer hall, shower room, wudu, reception room, imam's office, meeting room and administration office.

Transportation

The mosque is accessible within walking distance northeast of Zhujianglu Station of Nanjing Metro.

See also

Jizhaoying Mosque
Traditional Chinese吉兆營清真寺
Simplified Chinese吉兆营清真寺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJízhàoyíng Qīngzhēnsì

References

  1. ^ a b "Nanjing Jizhaoying Mosque". Muslim2China. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ Tung, Kamla (20 May 2021). "Mosques of Nanjing and the Community they Helped Foster". The Nanjinger. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  • Media related to Jizhaoying Mosque at Wikimedia Commons