Hajji Bendo Mosque
Also known as: Hajji Bendo Mosque
mosque in Himara, Vlorë County, Albania
🧭 What does this mosque have?
If you've been, mark what you saw; confirmed details are shown to everyone and used in filters.
Overview
This text was compiled from sourced information with AI assistance and has not yet been reviewed by an editor. Please report any errors.
The Hajji Bendo Mosque is a former Sunni mosque from the Ottoman period, set inside Borsh Castle on Sopot hill in Himara, in Albania's Vlorë region. It is also known in Albanian as Xhamia e Haxhi Bendos and Xhamia e Sopotit. The building dates from before the 17th century. It is no longer used for worship and survives in a damaged, ruined condition. It has been designated a Cultural Monument of Albania.
History
This text was compiled from sourced information with AI assistance and has not yet been reviewed by an editor. Please report any errors.
According to the sources, the mosque was built before the 17th century within the walls of Borsh Castle. It suffered serious damage in the 20th century and was damaged further in 1967, during the communist period under Enver Hoxha. The building has since remained in a ruined state and has been designated a Cultural Monument of Albania.
From Wikipedia
The Hajji Bendo Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Haxhi Bendos) or Haji Bedo Mosque (Xhamia e Sopotit) is an Ottoman-era former Sunni mosque, that was built before the 17th century inside the Borsh Castle on the Sopot hill of Himara, Albania. The former mosque was badly damaged in the 20th century by the Greeks, further damaged during the Communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha in 1967, and remains in a ruined state. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Hajji Bendo Mosque”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hajji_Bendo_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hac%C4%B1_Bendo_Camii