📜 About & history
The Dunhuang Mosque is the mosque of the Hui community in the Silk Road oasis city of Dunhuang in western Gansu, famous for the Mogao Caves. It serves the town's Muslim residents and travellers, providing a place of prayer at one of the Silk Road's most celebrated historic waystations.
🕌 Prayer & visiting
TraditionSunni (Hanafi)
Open for the five daily prayers, with the main Friday Jumu'ah gathering around midday; ablution (wudu) facilities are on site. Modest dress is requested.
📍 Address
Dunhuang City, Jiuquan, Gansu
Address in Chinese (for taxis): 甘肃省酒泉市敦煌市
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🚇 How to reach the mosque
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Bus
Buses and taxis serve central Dunhuang.
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From downtown
In central Dunhuang, the base for visiting the Mogao Caves and Singing Sand Dunes.
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Useful tip
Plentiful halal food in a famous tourist city. 请带我去敦煌清真寺