List of mosques in Albania

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

Mosques

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

Ottoman mosques
#NameLocationYearBuilderImage
1 Et'hem Bey Mosque
Xhamia e Et'hem Beut		 Tirana
41°19′40″N 19°49′9″E		 1819-21 Molla Bey
2 Mirahori Mosque
Xhamia e Mirahorit		 Korçë
40°36′57″N 20°36′41″E		 1494 Ilyas Bey
3 Muradie Mosque
Xhamia e Muradies		 Vlorë
40.46904°N 19.49093°E / 40.46904; 19.49093		 1542
4 Lead Mosque
Xhamia e Plumbit		 Berat
40.7045°N 19.9554°E / 40.7045; 19.9554		 1554 Ahmet Uzgurliu
5 Bachelors' Mosque
Xhamia e Beqarëve		 Berat
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		 1757 Memi Pasha
7 King Mosque
Xhamia Mbret		 Elbasan
41°06′50″N 20°04′52″E		 1482-85 Bayezid II
8 Naziresha Mosque
Xhamia e Nazireshës		 Elbasan
41°06′19″N 20°05′11″E		 1599 Naziresha
9 Lead Mosque
Xhamia e Plumbit		 Shkodër
42.0465°N 19.4995°E / 42.0465; 19.4995		 1773 Mehmed Bushati
10 Gjin Aleksi Mosque
Xhamia e Gjin Aleksit		 Delvinë
39.9518°N 20.0764°E / 39.9518; 20.0764		 15th century


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See also

References
  1. Shqipëria ka 810 xhami, 10 janë jashtë kontrollit
  2. Si u shembën 2169 kisha e xhami
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