Dungan mosque (Karakol, Kyrgyzstan)
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Trip End
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This mosque was built by the Dungans (Chinese
muslims) in 1910 completely without nails. What makes this mosque so
unique is the obvious Chineses Buddhist influence on the design of the
building, and could easily be mistaken as a Buddhist temple if no one
were to tell you it was a mosque.
muslims) in 1910 completely without nails. What makes this mosque so
unique is the obvious Chineses Buddhist influence on the design of the
building, and could easily be mistaken as a Buddhist temple if no one
were to tell you it was a mosque.


