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Mirahori Mosque

Coordinates: 40°36′57″N 20°46′31″E / 40.61583°N 20.77528°E / 40.61583; 20.77528
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Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Native name
Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit (Albanian)
LocationKorçë

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque (Template:Country data Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit) is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania. It was built in 1494 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë.[1] With its minaret being down during the Communist dictatorship, the Iliaz Mirahor mosque was declared a religious Cultural Monument of Albania.[2] After the end of Communist rule in the 1990s, the minaret was rebuilt again in 2014.

References

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

40°36′57″N 20°46′31″E / 40.61583°N 20.77528°E / 40.61583; 20.77528