Clock Mosque

Clock Mosque
Native name Albanian: Xhamia me Sahat


Cultural Monument of Albania

The Clock Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia me Sahat), Peqin Mosque or Abdurrahman Pasha Mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Peqin.^[1]

It was built in 1666 by Abdi Pasha the Albanian and resembled the Et'hem Bey Mosque in the Albanian capital Tirana. It's minaret and it's dome were destroyed in 1970 by the communist dictatorship under Enver Hoxha. The mosque was reconstructed in 1992.

References

↑ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Retrieved October 28, 2010.

Religious Cultural Monuments in Elbasan County

Elbasan	Basilica on Tepe's Hill King Mosque Namazgah Naziresha Mosque St. Mary's Church

Other towns	Church ruins, Belsh Church ruins, Bixëllenjë Grabovë Church Church ruins, Mamël Annunciation Church, Mjekës Clock Mosque, Peqin Church ruins, Selvias St. Nicholas' Church, Shelcan St. Jovan Vladimir's Church, Shijon Qafthanë Church, Urakë Qafthanë Cave Church, Urakë St. Paraskevi's Church, Vallesh

Coordinates: 41°02′45″N 19°45′02″E / 41.04583°N 19.75056°E / 41.04583; 19.75056

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