Lead Mosque, Berat

Lead Mosque
Lead Mosque
Native name; Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit
Location	Berat
Coordinates	40°42′16″N 19°57′19″E / 40.7045°N 19.9554°E
Cultural Monument of Albania

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The Lead Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Plumbit, Turkish: Kurşun Camii), also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a 16th-century historical mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.^[1]

Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.^[1] It was built in the years of 1553 and 1554 by the local feudal Ahmet Bej Uzgurliu, at the time a vassal of the Skuraj family,^[2] and is currently a Cultural Monument of Albania. Explorer Evliya Çelebi’s description told of carved stones underneath the lead, topping off a complex including a bazaar, madrasa, imaret, school, Turkish bath, and shadirvan. The prayer hall is square with a northern portico and a tall, thin minaret molded in cloisonné where it meets the roof. Many windows light the interior.

Bibliography

Anamali, Skënder; Prifti, Kristaq (2002). Historia e popullit shqiptar: vëllimi i parë. Tirana: Toena. ISBN 9992716223.

References

^ ^a ^b Garwood, Duncan (2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-74104-856-8. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
^ Vehbiu, Ardian (October 5, 2015). "PLLAKA E SKURËS". Peizazhe të Fjalës. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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[Mediterranean_Europe-1] Garwood, Duncan (2009). Mediterranean Europe. Lonely Planet. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-74104-856-8. Retrieved 23 July 2010.

[2] Vehbiu, Ardian (October 5, 2015). "PLLAKA E SKURËS". Peizazhe të Fjalës. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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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
Category Commons

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

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