Shigatse Mosque

Shigatse Mosque
日喀则清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Region	Tibet
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Active
Year consecrated	1343
Status	Active
Location
Location	Samzhubzê District, Shigatse,
Country	China
Location within the Tibet Autonomous Region
Geographic coordinates	29°16′21″N 88°52′32″E / 29.2725°N 88.8756°E / 29.2725; 88.8756
Architecture
Style	Tibetan-Islamic
Specifications
Height (max)	>10 meters
Dome(s)	0
Minaret(s)	2
Minaret height	>10 meters
Materials	Stone, wood

Shigatse Mosque (simplified Chinese: 日喀则清真寺; traditional Chinese: 日喀則清真寺; pinyin: Rìkāzé Qīngzhēnsì), located in Samzhubzê, Xigazê, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, is an Islamic mosque.^[1][2]

Shigatse Mosque was built in 1343. From the 14th century, a group of Muslim immigrants from present-day Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Kashmir and other countries and regions, as well as China's Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and other areas, began to settle in Shigatse. In 1343, Muslims raised funds to create the mosque.^[3] In the Qianlong period, the Qing government decided to station troops in Jiangzi, Shigatse. Part of the army from Sichuan, Shaanxi area who were stationed in Shigats, formed a small Muslim settlement and repaired the mosque. At the time, it was the only mosque in Shigatse.^[4]

Shigatse Mosque is a Tibetan-style flat-roofed building, sitting west to east, with a floor area of 320 square meters. The mosque is rectangular in shape. There are doors on both sides of a more than 10-meters-high Xuanli tower, which has an iron, crescent-shaped tip. The temple is listed as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit in Shigatse.^[5][6]

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