Bajrakli Mosque, Peć
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| Bajrakli Mosque | |
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Bajrakli Mosque. | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Pejë, Kosovo |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Ottoman |
| Completed | 1471 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Bajrakli Mosque (Albanian: Bajrakli Xhamia / Çarshi Xhamia; Serbo-Croatian: Bajrakli džamija / Бајракли џамија) is the main mosque situated in the center of the Bazaar of Peć. It was built in 1471 by Sultan Fatih Mehmet Hani and is an Ottoman-style single-domed mosque with the oldest and highest dome in the city. The mosque was burned down once during 1943 by Italian forces when the Bazaar of Peć was completely burned down, however it was not destroyed during the 1999 War in Kosovo.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Instituti per Mbrojtjen e Monumenteve te Kultures:Monumentet kulturo-historike. Peje: Litografia, 2006. (Albanian)
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Coordinates: 42°39′11″N 20°17′38″E / 42.6531°N 20.2938°E
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