King Mosque, Berat

King Mosque
King Mosque
Native name; Albanian: Xhamia Mbret
Location	Berat, Albania
Coordinates	40°42′20″N 19°57′08″E / 40.7056°N 19.9521°E
Built	1492
Cultural Monument of Albania

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The King Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Mbretit or Xhamia e Hynqarit), also known as the Sultan's Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltanit) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque and a Cultural Monument in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.

The mosque was built in the 15th century by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid II for the local Albanian population.^[1] The King mosque became a Cultural Monument in 1948.^[2]

References

^ Beratculture. "Xhamia Mbret". Retrieved 7 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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[1] Beratculture. "Xhamia Mbret". Retrieved 7 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

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v t e Mosques in Albania
Present day mosques	Baitul Awal Mosque Bazaar Mosque Clock Mosque Ebu Beker Mosque Et'hem Bey Mosque Fatih Mosque, Durrës Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque Fier 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 Fethiye Mosque Fort Mosque Hajji Bendo Mosque Lead Mosque, Berat Lead Mosque, Shkodër Mirahori Mosque Muradie Mosque Naziresha Mosque Red Mosque Selimie Mosque Sulejman Pasha Mosque Teqe Mosque White Mosque
Sufi tekkes	Halveti Rüfai Sheh Dyrri Dollme Frashër Martanesh Zall
Category Islam in Albania Mosques by country

v t e Berat
History	Siege of Berat (1280–1281) Siege of Berat (1455) Pashalik of Berat
Attractions	Berat National Ethnographic Museum Berat Castle St. Mary of Blachernae Church Lead Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque St. Michael's Church Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe Holy Trinity Church St. Theodore's Church King Mosque Dormition Cathedral
See also	Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër Tourist attractions in Berat
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v t e Religious Cultural Monuments in Berat County
Berat	King Mosque Red Mosque White Mosque Bachelors' Mosque Lead Mosque Hysen Pasha Mosque Telelka Mosque Halveti Teqe Rüfai Teqe St. Michael's Church Holy Trinity Church St. Mary of Blachernae Church St. Theodore's Church Dormition Cathedral
Other towns	St. Mary's Church, Mbreshtan Annunciation Church, Kozarë St. Nicholas' Church, Perondi St. Demetrius' Church, Drobonik St. Demetrius' Church, Poliçan