Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque

For other uses, see Fatih Mosque (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 42°2′47″N 19°29′35″E / 42.04639°N 19.49306°E / 42.04639; 19.49306

Minaret of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmet Fatihut), Fatih Mosque (Xhamia e Fatihut), or Church-Mosque of Shkodër (Kisha-Xhami) is a 15th-century mosque in Rozafa Castle near Shkodër, Albania.

History

It was built in 1479 and named after Mehmed the Conqueror or Fatih Sultan Mehmet.[1]

The ruins of this mosque built in 1479 feature a Dikka, a Mihrab, and the remains of a large Minaret. The mosque was built on the remains of a certain St. Stephen's Church.[1] The St. Stephen's Church was rebuilt by the Ottomans in Shkodër as Shkodër Cathedral.

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet mosque is the last building from the Middle Ages in Shkodër and is the only mosque that survived in Shkodra durung the dictatorship of Enver Hoxha, who destroyed all 36 mosques in Shkodër.[1] A planned attempt to convert the mosque into a church with partial U.S. sponsorship was not liked by the Muslim community of Shkoder, and the ambassador of the United States, Ms. Marcy Ries, promised to re-assess the funding of the project.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Machiel Kiel (1990), Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, ed., "Ottoman architecture in Albania (1385-1912)" (in German), Islamic art series (Istanbul) Band 5: pp. 230, ISBN 92-9063-330-1
  2. ↑ "Press Release". Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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