Sultan Murat II Mosque explained

Building Name:Sultan Murat II Mosque
Location:Rožaje, Montenegro
Religious Affiliation:Sunni Islam
Functional Status:Active
Architecture Style:Ottoman architecture
Year Completed:1450
Minaret Quantity:2
Dome Quantity:5
Materials:bricks

Sultan Murat II Mosque (Serbian: Џамија Султан Мурат II|Džamija Sultan Murat II) is the biggest mosque in Rožaje and the biggest mosque in Montenegro. It was built at the same time as the nearby fortress by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Murat II[1] in 1450. It was rebuilt in 2008.[2]

Reconstructions

Primarily, it was built in the style of old houses in Rožaje in 1450 and then reconstructed by the Islamic Council in 1967. The mosque has a turbe, built by the order of Hurshid-pasha Bagdadli in 1854 on the tomb of Muhamed Užičanin, a famous Bosniak writer and fighter for justice, who was murdered by janissaries in 1750 in the village of in Rožaje as evidenced by the inscription in verses dedicated to him.[3]

Present form

In 2005, the ambassador of Turkey in Serbia and Montenegro donated 65.000 to the President of the municipality of Rožaje for the reconstruction of the Sultan Murat II Mosque.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rožaje . Photo Montenegro . November 1, 2017.
  2. Book: Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Volume 4. 978-9004225213. 22 October 2013. Nielsen. Jørgen S.. Nielsen. Jørgen. Akgönül. Samim. Alibasi. Ahmet. Racius. Egdunas. 12 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Stare rozajske dzamije (Old Rozajske Mosque). Asmir Ceman . . 2001 . November 1, 2017.
  4. Web site: TURSKA POMAŽE OBNOVU DŽAMIJE U ROŽAJAMA — Bosnjaci.Net.