Year built 1502 | ||
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Address Rruga Xhamia, Durrës, Albania Similar Durrës Archaeological Museum, Durrës Amphitheatre, Beach of Durrës, Adriatik Hotel, Great Mosque of Durrës | ||
The Fatih Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Fatihut) is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Durrës. It was built in 1502 and named after the Ottoman Turkish Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (Sulltan Mehmet Fatihu). Closed by the Communist authorities, it became a cultural monument in 1973. It's minaret was torn down but rebuilt in a more simple style after the Communist dictatorship had ended.
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Fatih Mosque, Durrës Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA