Fethiye Mosque (Krujë) - Misplaced Pages

Mosque in Krujë, Durrës County, Albania For other uses, see Fethiye Mosque (disambiguation).

Sultan Mehmed Fatih mosque of Krujë
Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmed Fatihut
Minaret of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Location
Location	Krujë Castle, Krujë, Albania
Geographic coordinates	41°30′26″N 19°47′37″E / 41.50728°N 19.79365°E / 41.50728; 19.79365
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic, Ottoman,
Completed	1481; 544 years ago (1481)

The Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque of Krujë (Albanian: Xhamia e Sulltan Mehmed Fatihut) or Fethiye Mosque (Xhamia e Fet'hijes) is an Ottoman-era mosque built before 1481 inside the Krujë Castle of Krujë, Durrës County, Albania. It got destroyed during the 20th century and is near the entrance of the Skanderbeg Museum.

History

The Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque was built before 1481 and named after the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II (also called "the Conqueror"). After being destroyed in 1831, the mosque got rebuilt for the local Albanian population under the reign of the Sultan Mahmud II.

In 1917, the minaret of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque, famed for its beauty, collapsed due to a storm. Until 1937, the mosque was used a house of worship for the Albanian Muslims. During the Second World War, the mosque was abused and ammunition was stored inside the mosque. The mosque again decayed during the time of the Communist dictator Enver Hoxha.

Today, only the lower parts of the walls and the minaret remain of the Sultan Mehmed Fatih Mosque.

Gallery

Fethiye Mosque minaret
Fethiye Mosque Kruje mihrab
Man praying in the ruins of Fethiye Mosque

Sources

Baki Dollma: Vende dhe ngjarje historike të Krujës e Kurbinit. „Dajti 2000", Tirana 2006, ISBN 999438156-3, Kalaja e Krujës, S. 18–21.

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