Mirahori Mosque, Korçë

"Iljaz Mirahor Mosque" redirects here. For Mirahori Mosque in Istanbul, see Monastery of Stoudios.
Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Native name
Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit
Location Korçë

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit) is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania. It was built in 1494 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë.[1] With its minaret being torn down during the Communist dictatorship, the Iliaz Mirahor mosque was declared a religious Cultural Monument of Albania.[2] After the end of Communist rule in the 1990s, the minaret was rebuilt again in 2014. The Ottoman Clock Tower of Korçë in front of the mosque was also rebuilt.

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References

  1. Albania Explorer
  2. "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

Coordinates: 40°36′57″N 20°46′31″E / 40.61583°N 20.77528°E / 40.61583; 20.77528


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