List of mosques in Albania

This is a list some of the main mosques in Albania.[1]

Mosques

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740 mosques were destroyed by communist authorities in 1967 when state atheism was first introduced in the country.[2]

  Ottoman mosques
# Name Location Year Builder Image
1 Et'hem Bey Mosque
Xhamia e Et'hem Beut
Tirana
41°19′40″N 19°49′9″E / 41.32778°N 19.81917°E / 41.32778; 19.81917
1819-21 Molla Bey  
2 Mirahori Mosque
Xhamia e Mirahorit
Korçë
40°36′57″N 20°36′41″E / 40.61583°N 20.61139°E / 40.61583; 20.61139
1494 Ilyas Bey  
3 Muradie Mosque
Xhamia e Muradies
Vlorë
40°28′09″N 19°29′27″E / 40.46904°N 19.49093°E / 40.46904; 19.49093
1542  
4 Lead Mosque
Xhamia e Plumbit
Berat
40°42′16″N 19°57′19″E / 40.7045°N 19.9554°E / 40.7045; 19.9554
1554 Ahmet Uzgurliu  
5 Bachelors' Mosque
Xhamia e Beqarëve
Berat
40°42′17″N 19°57′00″E / 40.70468°N 19.95005°E / 40.70468; 19.95005
1828  
6 Bazaar Mosque
Xhamia e Pazarit
Gjirokastër
40°4′26″N 20°8′17″E / 40.07389°N 20.13806°E / 40.07389; 20.13806
1757 Memi Pasha  
7 King Mosque
Xhamia Mbret
Elbasan
41°06′50″N 20°04′52″E / 41.11389°N 20.08111°E / 41.11389; 20.08111
1482-85 Bayezid II  
8 Naziresha Mosque
Xhamia e Nazireshës
Elbasan
41°06′19″N 20°05′11″E / 41.10528°N 20.08639°E / 41.10528; 20.08639
1599 Naziresha  
9 Lead Mosque
Xhamia e Plumbit
Shkodër
42°02′47″N 19°29′58″E / 42.0465°N 19.4995°E / 42.0465; 19.4995
1773 Mehmed Bushati  
10 Gjin Aleksi Mosque
Xhamia e Gjin Aleksit
Delvinë
39°57′06″N 20°04′35″E / 39.9518°N 20.0764°E / 39.9518; 20.0764
15th century  


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