Id Kah Mosque

Built in 1442, largest mosque in Xinjiang and it is located in the centre of Kashgar Old City.

Kashgar is good city for tourists, As a Muslim i visited KashyJamia Masjid, But Xinjiang and local government didn't given permission to me for prayer in this grand masjid. I am very disappointed by local government.

Impressive Foto Point 3302m over the Lake. There is a parking nearby.

Currently Id Kah Mosque is used as a tourist place. Entry fee 30 RMB. Prayer not allowed inside and entry restricted in prayer time. Outside have open square and beside the mosque have so many shops and restaurant.

Id Kah Mosque, while historically significant, is overshadowed by its current state as a tourist attraction rather than a genuine place of worship. The mosque's transformation into a spectacle for visitors detracts from its spiritual essence, making it feel more like a museum than a sacred site. Additionally, reports of government surveillance and restrictions on religious practices create an unsettling atmosphere. The removal of Quranic plaques and the staging of prayer scenes for tourists further illustrate the mosque's compromised integrity.

The mosque is beautiful and it's located within old Kashgar city. To enter as a visitor, you need to wait approximately 30 minutes for passport verification, and you need to buy tickets. As for prayers, we don't know much, when we visited it was not prayer time, and it was only open for tourism. Contrarily to what other reviews say, nothing suggests it's prohibited to pray, there's no sign clearly stating it, however we didn't hear any adhan during our stay in Kashgar/Kashi.

The exterior is nice, but going inside is not very interesting or beautiful. Afaq Khoja Mausoleum is much nicer with a lot to see around it. It's a gorgeous building. Definitely worth seeing.

An old mosque at the centre of Kashgar old town. The unmistakable orange facade stands at the end of the busy plaza. Entrance fee: 30/15 or free for anyone, local/foreign, whose age is 65 or above. The courtyard is surprisngly spacioys and green, with trees-lined walkways. The green-colored prayer hall is located atvthe end of the couryard. It features a main hall, which isn't that big, and a larger open-aired side hall.