Altyn Mosque

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The Altyn Mosque (simplified Chinese: 阿尔丁清真寺; traditional Chinese: 阿爾丁清真寺; pinyin: Ā'ěrdīng Qīngzhēnsì) is a mosque in Yarkand in Yarkant County, in the Xinjiang autonomous region of China. It is noted for its painted ceilings and the tomb of the poet Amannisa Khan (1526–60) which is in its sahn. Sh

e was the wife of one of the local Khans. Beyond the mosque is a cemetery housing the Tombs of the Yarkand Khans, listed as a Chinese major cultural heritage site.

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