Pudong Mosque
{{Short description|Mosque in Pudong, Shanghai, China}}
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| location = No. 375, Yuanshen Road, Pudong, Shanghai, China
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| year_completed = 1935 (original building)
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| capacity = 850 worshipers
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File:Pudong Mosque - Prayer Hall.JPG
The Pudong Mosque ({{lang-zh|s=浦东清真寺|t=浦東清真寺|p=Pǔdōng Qīngzhēnsì}}) is a mosque in Pudong, Shanghai, China.{{cite web|url=http://www.islamicfinder.org/getitWorld.php?id=32273|title=Pudong Mosque, Shanghai, China - Islamic Centers, Masjids Mosques, Muslim Owned Businesses, Islamic Schools and Colleges|work=islamicfinder.org}}
History
The mosque was originally constructed in 1935 at No. 16 Wujiating, Pudong Avenue. It underwent expansion in 1984 due to its small size.{{cite web|url=https://travel.dream.co.id/destination/traveling-ke-shanghai-yuk-mampir-sholat-ke-5-masjid-megah-ini-170724q.html|title=Traveling ke Shanghai? Yuk Mampir Sholat ke 5 Masjid Megah Ini|website=Dream Muslim Lifestyle|access-date=10 August 2021|language=id|trans-title=Traveling to Shanghai? Let's Stop by at These 5 Grand Mosques}} In 1995, the mosque was rebuilt at its present location with the support and funding from Pudong District government.{{cite web|url=http://www.idealshanghai.com/venues/8449/|title=Shanghai Masjid Pudong - iDEALShanghai|work=idealshanghai.com|access-date=2015-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408160529/http://www.idealshanghai.com/venues/8449/|archive-date=2015-04-08|url-status=dead}}
Architecture
The mosque covers an area of 1,650 m2 which includes a courtyard, prayer hall, imam room, ablution room and office. The building has light-colored exterior with green dome. The main building consists of three floors built with Arabic style of architecture. It has a 40-meter high minaret and three smaller domes. The mosque also features shop selling books, religious materials and food.
The main prayer room can accommodate 500 worshipers with additional prayer room at the back to be opened during Friday prayer that can accommodate 300 worshiper and the female prayer room section that can accommodate 50 worshipers.
Transportation
The mosque is accessible within walking distance north of Yuanshen Sports Center Station of Shanghai Metro.
See also
References
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Category:1935 establishments in China
Category:Mosques completed in 1935