XINJIANG- Id Kah Mosque, the biggest mosque in china, is full of people who come to perform prayer during the religious events such as Eid, Mamat Juma, the mosque’s imam (prayer leader), told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview conducted in the yard of the mosque.

“Every year during the Eid and during Friday many people come to Id Kah”, the emphasized.

The imam said that a lot of people come to attend the prayers specially through two biggest Eids (Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting), and Eid al-Adha(commonly translated as the Feast of Sacrifice), and the area in this court is full of crowd during Eids.

Id Kah mosque, or Eidgah Mosque, in Kashgar city in Xinjiang province, is the largest mosque in Xinjiang and China.

The mosque is one of the most famous and must-visit sites in Kashgar.

It’s honored not for the size, but because not only local Muslims but also many international followers came to Id Kah Mosque to pray.

It houses massive Muslims and even tens of thousands during the worship day and Muslims celebrate their Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

The mosque with classic religious elements and distinctive ethnic features is considered an outstanding example of Uygur’s ancient building and a spiritual symbol of Kashgar.

In Kashgar, it’s the best place to experience strong Islamic culture and exotic architectural style.

Id Kah has a history of more than 500 years. After it was listed as a key national cultural relics unit in 2001, the Chinese government has several times allocated special funds to carry out major renovations for the mosque.

The mosque covers an area of 16,800 square meters, has a south-north-length of 140 meters and east-west-width of 120 meters. The entire building complex is composed of seven parts - gate, minaret, worship arch, courtyard, lecture hall, external pray hall and main pray hall.

The architecture was built in fresh colors and plain decorations instead of magnificent styles, which perfectly present typical Arab building features and devout, humble, simple and stable of Muslims.