Namazgjahu Mosque
Also known as: Namazgjahu Mosque
mosque in Ulcinj, Montenegro
Key facts
- Built
- 1728
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Overview
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The Namazgjahu Mosque stands in Ulcinj, a port town on Montenegro's Adriatic coast. Known in Albanian as Xhamia e Namazgjahut, it is also called the Great Mosque (Xhamia e Madhe) and the Bazaar Mosque (Xhamia e Pazarit). It is the largest of the six mosques in Ulcinj that are still used for worship. The building follows the Ottoman architecture of the 18th century and has a single minaret. Its name derives from the Turkish word namazgâh, meaning a place of prayer. The Friday sermon is delivered in Albanian and Arabic.
History
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The mosque was built in 1728 by Suleiman Mujali of Ulcinj. A madrasa once stood beside it. Restoration work on the mosque's façade has been under way since 2011.
From Wikipedia
The Namazgjahu Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Namazgjahut), also called Big Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Madhe) is one of the six mosques in Ulcinj, Montenegro, the biggest one.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%88
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazgjahu-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazgjahu_Mosque
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namazg%C3%A2h_Camii_(%C3%9Clg%C3%BCn)