The Fatih Mosque () is a
Cultural Monument
A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...
of
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
, located in
Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of ...
. It was built in 1502, the year after the
Turkish conquest of the city, and named for the
Ottoman Sultan
Mehmed the Conqueror
Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...
, ''(Sulltan Mehmet Fatihu)''. Closed by the Communist authorities under
Enver Hoxha, the mosque became a cultural monument in 1973.
Its minaret was torn down but rebuilt in a simpler style after the Communist dictatorship ended.
See also
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Islam in Albania
Islam in Albania mainly arrived during the Ottoman period when the majority of Albanians over time converted to Islam. Following the Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) tenets and the deemphasizing of religion during the 20th century, th ...
References
Cultural Monuments of Albania
Mosques in Albania
Buildings and structures in Durrës
Ottoman architecture in Albania
Mosques completed in 1502
1502 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Tourist attractions in Durrës County
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