Bachelors' Mosque

Bachelors' Mosque
Native name:
Albanian: Xhamia e Beqarëve
Location: Berat
Coordinates:
Cultural Monument of Albania

The Bachelors' Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Beqarëve) is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Berat. It became a Cultural Monument in 1961.[1]

The mosque is located in the lower Mangalem neighborhood. It has two floors and arcades on three sides of it. The minaret of the mosque is low. The paintings inside the mosque date from the years 1927-1928.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19. Retrieved October 28, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Xhamia e Beqarëve shek. XIX" (in Albanian). Berat Kulture. http://beratkulture.com/XhamiaeBeqareve.aspx. Retrieved September 21, 2010.