Mirahori Mosque Explained

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque
Native Name:Xhamia e Iljaz Mirahorit
Native Language:sq
Designation1:Cultural Monument of Albania
Location:Korçë

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque 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] 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 rebuild until 2014 in a slightly different style compared to the original one. The Ottoman Clock Tower of Korçë in front of the mosque has also been rebuilt afterwards.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tours: Discover Albania . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903153644/http://www.albaniaexplorer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=78 . 3 September 2011 . 11 September 2010 . Albania Explorer.
  2. Web site: 29 February 2016 . Çfarë dihet për xhaminë e Mirahorit në Korçë? . https://web.archive.org/web/20170702064841/http://www.gazetadita.al/cfare-dihet-per-xhamine-e-mirahorit-ne-korce/ . 2 July 2017 . 20 October 2017 . Dita . sq.
  3. Web site: Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706071224/http://kshk.gov.al/index.php?fq=brenda&gj=gj2&kid=19 . 6 July 2011 . 28 October 2010 . Komiteti Shqiptar per Kultet.