Mirahori Mosque

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Native name; Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit (Albanian)
Location	Korçë
Built	1496; 528 years ago
Cultural Monument of Albania

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque (Albanian: Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit) is a historic mosque in Korçë, Albania.

History

The mosque was built in 1494 and finished in 1496 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë.^[1]^{[better source needed]} According to the writer Sami Frashëri, it was built on the foundations of an existing monastery, then called dedicated to Saint Paraskevi (Kisha e Shën e Premtes).^[2] With its minaret being torn down during the Communist dictatorship, the Iliaz Mirahor mosque was declared a religious Cultural Monument of Albania.^[3] After the end of Communist rule in the 1990s, the minaret was not rebuilt until 2014 when it was reconstructed in a slightly different and more simple style compared to the original one. The Ottoman Clock Tower of Korçë in front of the mosque has also been rebuilt afterwards.

References

^ "Tours: Discover Albania". Albania Explorer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
^ "Çfarë dihet për xhaminë e Mirahorit në Korçë?". Dita (in Albanian). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Komiteti Shqiptar per Kultet. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.

40°36′57″N 20°46′31″E / 40.61583°N 20.77528°E / 40.61583; 20.77528

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[1] "Tours: Discover Albania". Albania Explorer. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.

[Gazeta_Dita-2] "Çfarë dihet për xhaminë e Mirahorit në Korçë?". Dita (in Albanian). 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[3] "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Komiteti Shqiptar per Kultet. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.

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v t e Korçë
Landmarks	Andon Zako Çajupi Theatre Clock Tower of Korçë Monument of the National Fighter Themistokli Gërmenji Monument Monument to Atentatori Kristaq Rama Naim Frasheri Monument Partizani Monument Mihal Grameno Monument Naum Veqilharxhi Monument Mësentorja e Parë Shqipe Obelisk French Military Cemetery Han Elbasan Old Bazaar of Korçë Iliaz Mirahori Mosque Vangjush Mio's House Museum Resurrection Cathedral Oriental Art Museum Archaeological Museum National Museum of Medieval Art National Museum of Education Martyrs' Cemetery St. Sotir Church
History	Lasso fund Capture of Korytsa
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v t e Religious Cultural Monuments in Korçë County
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