Altyn Mosque | |
Map Type: | Xinjiang |
Relief: | yes |
Map Size: | 220px |
Coordinates: | 38.4158°N 77.2544°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Location: | Yarkant, Xinjiang, China |
Festivals: | --> |
Organizational Status: | --> |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Elevation Ft: | --> |
The Altyn Mosque is a mosque in Yarkand in Yarkant County, Xinjiang, China. It is noted for its painted ceilings and the tomb of the poet Amannisa Khan (1526-60) which is in its courtyard. She was the wife of one of the local Khans.
Beyond the mosque is a cemetery housing the tombs of the Khans of Yarkand.[1] [2]