Everyting around is nice (and partly green), but it´s the minaret that´s great. If You have some time left You might have a look into the adjacent mansion of the governor.
nicolamele
As I love architecture, this was one of my favourite places in Turpan. The patterned bricks on the minaret were impressive and rich of details. The mosque has recently been renovated, it's an interesting structure but there's not much to see inside. There's also a couple of pagodas at the back of the mosque but we couldn't go there as that area was off-limits to non-muslims. I would recommend visiting the mosque in the morning if you're planning to take photos - we went there in the afternoon and unfortunately I couldn't take many good photos as the sun was just behind the minaret.
Lavendar_1107
The second part of our day tour was to visit Sugong Pagoda. The Sugong Pagoda lies in the southeast suburb, six kilometers away from Turpan City. The cylindrical Sugong Pagoda is 37 meters high and 10 meters in diameter from the bottom. The pagoda was built in 1181 by the ruler of the Turpan Prefecture, to honor his father. It was a pretty small sight and ok. We prefers other sights under Turpan tour.
bertiekerr
The minaret was beautiful and good to see the different brick work up close. The mosque itself was just ok. Somewhere for a quick look around only