Located on the slopes below the castle of Divriği, Sivas Province in central eastern Turkey, the Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği is a remarkable building combining a monumental hypostyle mosque ...

This mosque has elaborate Chinese architectural features inspired by the Great Mosque of Xi’an in China,” he said, adding that Xi’an was the capital of Shaanxi province. He said the new ...

The Great Mosque of Xian, not far from the imperial residence, is also said to have been built around this time. Arab traders also came to the city from the west via Muslim-influenced Central Asia.