Sinan Pasha Mosque (Kaçanik)

Sinan Pasha Mosque
Xhamia e Sinan Pashës
Basic information
Location Kaçanik, Kosovo
Affiliation Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status open
Architectural description
Architectural type Mosque
Specifications
Minaret(s) 1

Sinan Pasha Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Sinan Pashës), it was built in the 16th century (1594-5). It is located in Kaçanik, southern Kosovo. [1]

The mosque was built by Sinan Pasha, five times Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, along with the fort in Kaçanik.[2]

See also

References

  1. The Mosque of Imam Sinan Pasha (Kacanik), Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports of Kosovo
  2. Gail Warrander, Verena Knaus, Kosovo, p. 10, Bradt Travel Guides, 2010 ISBN 1841623318.

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