Taipei Grand Mosque built

Name: Taipei Grand Mosque built
Start: 1947

1947 CE.

Shown on the map at 25.028°, 121.534°.

The Taipei Grand Mosque (Chinese: 台北清真寺; pinyin: Táiběi Qīngzhēnsì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Chheng-chin-sī), abbreviated as TGM, and also known as the Taipei Zheng He Mosque (Chinese: 台北鄭和清真寺; pinyin: Táiběi Zhèng Hé Qīngzhēnsì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Tēⁿ Hô Chheng-chin-sī) is a mosque located in the Da'an District of Taipei City, in Taiwan. It is the largest and oldest mosque in Taiwan and its most important Islamic structure. As of November 2025, the imam at the mosque was Abdullah Cheng.

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