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Xianxian Mosque

The Xianxian Mosque is a in Yuexiu District, , , . It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou. This mosque and the are both attributed to the Muslim companion Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Guangdong
  • Also known as: “Sa’ad Ibn Abi Waqqas Mosque” and “Xianxian Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Western Han Dynasty Mausoleum of the Nanyue King and Guangzhou.

Museum
Photo: Shujianyang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , now part of the Nanyue King Museum, houses the 2,000-year-old tomb of the Nanyue King Zhao Mo in . is situated 590 metres south of Xianxian Mosque.

Railway station
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station serves the city of . It sits on the higher speed Guangshen railway just west of East. CRH trains stopping at exist to serve . is situated 770 metres north of Xianxian Mosque.

Stadium
Photo: 慕尼黑啤酒, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , , China, named after its location at the foot of . It is currently mostly used for football matches and also sometimes for athletics. is situated 1 km southeast of Xianxian Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yuexiu and Guangzhou.

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is a central district in . The old walled city of Guangzhou was here, though it has been mostly redeveloped. is now the political and cultural center of Guangzhou, with many museums, holy sites, and urban parks.

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is the capital of Guangdong Province in southern China. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 18.7 million, making it China's fourth-largest city after Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing.

Suburb
is a subdistrict of the Yuexiu District in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, southern .

Xianxian Mosque

Latitude
23.14587° or 23° 8′ 45″ north
Longitude
113.25411° or 113° 15′ 15″ east
Open location code
7PMM47W3+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1237789274
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q15944460
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Xianxian Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد شين شيان”
  • Bengali: “শিয়েনশিয়েন মসজিদ”
  • Chinese: “先贤清真寺”
  • Chinese: “先賢清真寺”
  • Chinese: “清真先贤古墓”
  • Chinese: “清真先賢古墓”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد شين شيان”
  • French: “mosquée Xianxian”
  • French: “Mosquée Xianxian”
  • Fulah: “Xianxian Mosque”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Xianxian”
  • Japanese: “清真先賢古墓”
  • Malay: “Masjid Xianxian”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Сяньсянь”
  • Uzbek: “Syansyan masjidi”
  • Yue Chinese: “先賢清真寺”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Xianxian Mosque”. Photo: Huangdan2060, CC BY 3.0.