Building Name: | Najiaying Mosque |
Location: | Tonghai, Yuxi, Yunnan, China |
Map Type: | China Yunnan#China |
Coordinates: | 24.1811°N 102.7343°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Sunni Islam |
Architecture Type: | mosque |
Capacity: | 3,000 (new building) 800 (old building) |
Dome Quantity: | 1 |
Minaret Quantity: | 4 |
Minaret Height: | 72.4 meters |
Order: | st |
Showflag: | xej |
S: | 纳家营清真寺 |
T: | 納家營清真寺 |
P: | Nàjiāyíng Qīngzhēnsì |
Xej: | مسجد ناجياينغ |
The Najiaying Mosque is a mosque in Tonghai County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China.[1]
The mosque was originally built in 1370. Over the past 600 years, the mosque had been expanded several times. A new mosque building was constructed in 2004.[2] In 2019, part of the mosque was listed as a protected cultural relic.[3] In May 2023, locals clashed with police as they attempted to stop the authorities' demolition of the mosque's domed roof.[3]
The new mosque building consists of five floors, four minarets and one dome. According to the local mountain establishment. The hall occupies an area of . The towers are in height. The second floor can accommodate 3,000 worshipers. The old building uses a traditional Chinese style, and since has been used as a mosque for women which can hold up to 800 worshipers.