Lead Mosque
Also known as: Lead Mosque
Mosque in Shkodër, Albania
Key facts
- Built
- 1733
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Overview
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The Lead Mosque is a historic mosque in Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It takes its name from its lead-covered domes and is also known as the Mehmed Pasha Mosque or Bushatli Mehmed Pasha Mosque. Built in the Ottoman architectural tradition, it is protected as a Cultural Monument of Albania.
The mosque stands on the southwestern edge of the city, in an area that now has a rural character. Rozafa Castle rises to the west, and the Kir River flows about 200 metres to the south. Because of the nearby Kir and Drin rivers, the surrounding land is often flooded.
History
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The mosque is recorded as having been built in 1733.
Many mosques in Albania were destroyed during the socialist period. Since then, the Lead Mosque has been regarded as the country's largest historic mosque.
From Wikipedia
The Lead Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit), also known as the Mosque of Mehmet Bushati (Albanian: Xhamia e Mehmet Bushatit), is a mosque in Shkodër, northwestern Albania. The cupolas of the mosque were covered in lead; hence its name. The mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1948.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B5_(%D8%A5%D8%B4%D9%82%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A9)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleimoschee_(Shkodra)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_Mosque,_Shkod%C3%ABr
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_plomb_(Shkod%C3%ABr)
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Timbel,_Shkod%C3%ABr
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0%C5%9Fkodra_Kur%C5%9Funlu_Cami