Altyn Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Yarkant, Xinjiang, China}}
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The Altyn Mosque ({{zh|s=阿尔丁清真寺|t=阿爾丁清真寺|p=Ā'ěrdīng Qīngzhēnsì}}) 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.{{cite book|title=China|publisher=Eye Witness Travel Guides|pages=515}}[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=9463 Yarkand Cemetery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509173917/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=9463 |date=2012-05-09 }} (at ArchNet)
See also
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{{Mosques in China}}
Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Xinjiang
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