Iljaz Mirahori Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit) is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania.
| Iljaz Mirahori Mosque | |
|---|---|
| Native name Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit (Albanian) | |
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| Location | Korçë |
| Built | 1496 |
History
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The mosque was built in 1494 and finished in 1496 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë.[1][better source needed] According to the writer Sami Frashëri, it was built on the foundations of an existing monastery, then called dedicated to Saint Paraskevi (Kisha e Shën e Premtes).[2] With its minaret being torn down during the Communist dictatorship, the Iliaz Mirahor mosque was declared a religious Cultural Monument of Albania.[3] After the end of Communist rule in the 1990s, the minaret was not rebuilt until 2014 when it was reconstructed in a slightly different and more simple style compared to the original one. The Ottoman Clock Tower of Korçë in front of the mosque has also been rebuilt afterwards.
References
edit- ^ "Tours: Discover Albania". Albania Explorer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Çfarë dihet për xhaminë e Mirahorit në Korçë?". Dita (in Albanian). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Komiteti Shqiptar per Kultet. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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