Teqe Mosque
The Teqe Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Teqes) is a mosque in Gjirokastër, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.[1]
Teqe Mosque | |
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Native name Albanian: Xhamia e Teqes | |
Location | Gjirokastër, Albania |
Built | 17th century |
Cultural Monument of Albania | |
Type | under protection |
Criteria | I |
Designated | 1973 |
Part of | 1886 10.06.1973 |
Reference no. | GJ157 |
It was described by famed explorer Evliya Çelebi in the 17th century, but its current form is the work of an Ahmet Çelebi in 1773.[2] A inscription dates it to 1732 to 1733 (Hijri year 1145). Though named Teqe by its first descriptor, the locals call it Mesh Mosque. Still standing in 1967 and originally slated for demolition soon after, it was reprieved with cultural monument status in 1973.
References
- "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.
- Kiel, Machiel; Vrioni, Holta (1990). Arkitektura osmane në shqipëri : 1385-1912 (translated by Vrioni in 2012). Istambul: Ircica. p. 203. ISBN 9789290632429.
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