Pasha's Mosque (; ) is one of six mosques in the city of
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
, in
Montenegro
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History
It was built by citizens of
Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
using goods from captured Venetian ships following an attack on Ulcinj by the
Republic of Venice
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. The mosque was built in honour of admiral
Kılıç Ali Paşa. This mosque also has a
hamam
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, built before the mosque was completed. This hamam is the only hamam in
Montenegro
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. The Friday
khutbah
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Such sermons occur regularly, as prescribed by the teachings of all legal schools. The Islamic traditio ...
is given in
Arabic
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and
Albanian
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language. It is located approximately 100m from the
Sailor's Mosque.
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See also
* Ulcinj
Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montenegro, Coastal region of Montenegro and the capital of Ulcinj Municipality. It has an urban population of 11,488.
As one of the oldest settlements in the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, it was founded in 5th ...
* List of mosques in Ulcinj
* Sailor's Mosque
References
Mosques in Ulcinj
Ottoman architecture in Montenegro
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