The Id Kah Mosque

The  Id Kah  Mosque

The Id Kah Mosque, a grand Islamic structure located in the center of the city of Kashgar, has a history of more than five hundred years. Shakesimirzha, the ruler of Kashgar, had the mosque built here first in 1442, where he would say prayers to the souls of his deceased relatives. Extended and renovated time and again through the ages, it has finally reached its present shape and size.

The mosque has a light greenish color with delicately carved flowery patterns. The entrance of the Id Kah Mosque was made into a 12-squaremeter archway, which is giant as tall as 17 meters but delicately decorated. There are 15 beautiful frescos along the walls of the archway. The clusters of temples stretch out 140 meters north to south, and 120 meters west to east.