Mirahori Mosque

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit) is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania.

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Native name
Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit
LocationKorçë
Cultural Monument of Albania

History

It was built in 1494 and finished in 1496 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë.[1] According to Sami Frashëri, it was built on the foundations of an existing monastery, then called dedicated to Saint Paraskevi (Kisha e Shën e Premtes).[2] With its minaret being torn down during the Communist dictatorship, the Iliaz Mirahor mosque was declared a religious Cultural Monument of Albania.[3] After the end of Communist rule in the 1990s, the minaret was rebuilt in 2014. The Ottoman Clock Tower of Korçë in front of the mosque was also rebuilt.

References

  1. Albania Explorer Archived 2011-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gazeta Dita. "Çfarë dihet për xhaminë e Mirahorit në Korçë?". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.


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