I’m always intrigued at how extensive the spread of Turkish culture is, especially throughout Asia. Today I stumbled upon these photos of a Turkish mosque in Harbin, in the Heilongjiang province of China.
The thing that surprised me a little is that this mosque doesn’t look anything like what I would expect a “Turkish” mosque to look like. The design is very different. It’s beautiful, though.
The sign in front of the mosque reveals a couple of interesting tidbits:
Ah. “The designer was Y.P. Ridanov.” So I wonder in what sense it’s Turkish— just that local Turks worshipped there? I’d be curious to hear more about this mosque, or any similar Turkish mosques in China, if anyone knows anything about them.
Many thanks to felibrilu for the great photos.