The King Mosque ( sq, Xhamia Mbret or ''Xhamia e Hynqarit'', tr, Hünkâr Camii) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque () is a historical Ottoman-era

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

within the Ottoman

Elbasan Castle Elbasan castle ( sq, Kalaja e Elbasanit) is a 15th-century fortress in the city of Elbasan, Albania. The castle was initially composed of 26 equidistant high towers. Part of Via Egnatia passes through the castle Foundations. The Elbasan Castl ...

in the town of

Elbasan Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central ...

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. The mosque was built by Sultan

Bayazid II Bayezid II ( ota, بايزيد ثانى, Bāyezīd-i s̱ānī, 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512, Turkish: ''II. Bayezid'') was the eldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, B ...

around 1482–1485. This makes it one of the oldest active mosques in Albania besides the

Fatih Mosque The large Fatih Mosque ( tr, Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English) is an Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. The original mosque was constructed between 1463 and 1470 on the site of the Ch ...

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 became 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 in 1948.

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Cultural Monuments of Albania Buildings and structures in Elbasan Mosques in Albania Tourist attractions in Elbasan County Ottoman architecture in Albania {{Albania-mosque-stub

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