The Mosque Katip Sinan Qelebi ( sq, Xhamia e Çatip Sinanit), also known as "Katip Çelebi" (), is located on the Adem Jashari Street in
Prizren
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Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. ''Katip'' means "secretary" in Turkish. It may be named after
Katip Çelebi but it also may be named like the
Plaošnik
Plaošnik or simply Plaoš ( mk, Плаошник, Плаош) is an archaeological site and holy place in Ohrid, 250 meters below Samuil's Fortress. In the future, the whole complex will have konaks (mansions) as in the time of Saint Clemen ...
mosque in
Ohrid
Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...
, which was named after Sinaneddin Yusuf Çelebi, short form Sinan Çelebi, from the Ohrizâde family.
It was supposedly built in 1591.
[Revista Nr.199, Fq.51-52 - KBI e Kosovës - Prishtinë, shtypi - Prishtinë]
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It was repaired in 1893–94 based on an inscription.
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See also
* Islam in Kosovo
Islam in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating back to the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. Before the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the entire Balkan region had been Christianized by both the Roman Empire, Western and Byzantine ...
* Religion in Kosovo
Religion in Kosovo is separated from the state. The Constitution establishes Kosovo as a secular state that is neutral in matters of religious beliefs and where everyone is equal before the law and freedom to belief, conscience and religion is ...
References
Mosques in Prizren
Ottoman mosques in Kosovo
1590s establishments in the Ottoman Empire
1591 establishments in Europe
Cultural heritage monuments in Prizren District
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