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Ninety seconds on Dungan Mosque
The tiered wooden cornice and upswept eaves make this mosque look more like a Chinese temple, so look up when you arrive.
Allow half an hour. A wooden cornice of several tiers runs right round the building on its pillars, and there is no minaret.
The mosque survived the Soviet years because it was used as a storehouse. It is still a working mosque, so plan your visit around prayer times.
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