The Bazaar Mosque ( sq, Xhamia e Pazarit), also known as Murad Bey mosque ''(Xhamia Muratbeu)'' or Varosh mosque ''(Xhamia e Varoshit)'', is a historic mosque in

Krujë Krujë ( sq-definite, Kruja; see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is only 20 km north from the capital of Albania, Tirana. Kruj ...

, Albania. It was built in 1533 and is a Cultural Monument of Albania today. It is situated in the historic

bazaar A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, suc ...

of Kruje (the ''Derexhiku Bazaar''), known as Akce Hisar in Ottoman times. Built by Ottoman Albanian beys, the mosque got closed during the Communist dictatorship and its typical minaret got torn down. The mosque was reopened in 1991. During the renovation by the

Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency ( tr, Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon İdaresi Başkanlığı, ) is a government department subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey). Focusing on development cooperation, TİK ...

(TIKA) in the 2010s, the antique ornate and interior painting of the Bazaar mosque got completely lost.

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