Aitiga'er Mosque 艾提尕尔清真寺
Choose Id Kah Mosque for its architecture and its place in central Kashgar. On the permitted visitor route, notice how the entrance, courtyard and timber columns organise the space. Give this a focused visit rather than expect it to explain every part of the city’s culture. The surrounding old-city walk can provide a different scale afterwards. Ask about visitor access for your date, respect religious use and follow the local rules for dress and photographs. A place of worship should not be treated as a performance venue. Pair a permitted mosque visit with a shorter craft-street or tea-house stop, giving each a different purpose. If visitor access is unavailable when you arrive, retain the old-city part of the day; do not wait for religious activity to become a tourist demonstration.
Why it's worth it
Choose Id Kah Mosque for its architecture and its place in central Kashgar. On the permitted visitor route, notice how the entrance, courtyard and timber columns organise the space. Give this a focused visit rather than expect it to explain every part of the city’s culture. The surrounding old-city walk can provide a different scale afterwards. Ask about visitor access for your date, respect religious use and follow the local rules for dress and photographs. A place of worship should not be treated as a performance venue. Pair a permitted mosque visit with a shorter craft-street or tea-house stop, giving each a different purpose. If visitor access is unavailable when you arrive, retain the old-city part of the day; do not wait for religious activity to become a tourist demonstration.
Opening · Beijing time
daily: 10:00–14:00
daily: 16:00–19:00
Getting tickets
Where to book
Getting there
Jiefang North Road
Open the exact place on AMap ↗Elsewhere in Kashgar
Look at the tools behind the old-city shopfronts
Craft work and material culture
Let a few objects explain the city’s longer connections
Objects and Silk Road connections