Bazaar Mosque

Bazaar Mosque
Native name Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit

Location	Krujë
Built	1533

Cultural Monument of Albania

The Bazaar Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Pazarit or Xhamia e Varoshit), also known as Murad Bey mosque (Xhamia Muratbeu), is a historic mosque in Krujë, Albania. It was built in 1533 and is a Cultural Monument of Albania today.^[1] Built in Ottoman times, the mosque got closed during the Communist dictatorship and its typical minaret got torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991.

References

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

Mosques in Albania

Present Day Mosques	Bejtyl Evel Mosque Clock Mosque Ebu Beker Mosque Fatih Mosque, Durrës Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque Fier Mosque Gjirokastër Mosque Great Mosque of Durrës Great Mosque of Tirana Hysen Pasha Mosque King Mosque, Berat King Mosque, Elbasan Kokonozi Mosque Kubelie Mosque Parrucë Mosque Tanners' Mosque

Historic Mosques	Allajbegi's Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Bazaar Mosque Fort Mosque, Lezhë Lead Mosque, Berat Lead Mosque, Shkodër Mirahori Mosque, Korçë Muradie Mosque Naziresha Mosque Red Mosque, Berat Selimie Mosque Sulejman Pasha Mosque White Mosque, Berat

Bektashi Tekkes	Halveti Rüfai Sheh Dyrri Dollme Frashër Martanesh Zall

Category Islam in Albania Mosques by country

Religious Cultural Monuments in Durrës County

Durrës	Fatih Mosque

Other towns	Basilica of Saint Michael, Arapaj St. Anthony Church, Cape of Rodon Gjuricaj Basilica, Gjuricaj Bazaar Mosque, Krujë Church ruins, Krujë Teqe of Dollme, Krujë St. Mary Church, Shën Mëri

Coordinates: 41°30′35″N 19°47′40″E / 41.509666°N 19.794523°E / 41.509666; 19.794523

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